Kawaii vs Kirei かわいいvsきれい
How to say beautiful in Japanese
“Kirei desu ne!”
When you say “beautiful” to cute girl in Japanese, there are some choices to say in Japanese. Kawaii and Kirei are two popular words. Which one you want to say or to be said?
“beautiful” in Japanese
| japanese | english |
|---|---|
| かわいい kawaii |
cute |
| きれい kirei |
cute beautiful |
| うつくしい utsukushii |
beautiful |
| セクシー sekushii |
sexy |
| びじん bijin |
beautiful people |
| すてき suteki |
nice |
| いろっぽい iroppoi |
sexy |
| えろい eroi |
erotic |
1.かわいい / Kawaii
かわいい（可愛い）. “Kawaii” means “cute” in Japanese. In my opinion Kawaii women have baby face . Japanese idle group AKB 48 is typical for Kawaii.
2.きれい / Kirei
きれい（綺麗）. “Kirei” meaning in Japanese is “cute/beautiful”. Models are Kirei?
3.うつくしい / Utsukushii
うつくしい（美しい）. “Utsukushii” meaning is “beautiful” in Japanese. “Utsukushii” to woman is a direct expression. It’s like 100 mph fastball.
4.びじん / Bijin
びじん（美人）. “Bijin” means “beautiful people” in Japanese but usually it is not used for men.
5.すてき / Suteki
すてき（素敵）. “Suteki” means “lovely/beautiful” in Japanese.
エロい / Eroi
えろい. “Eroi” means “erotic” in Japanese. It depends if it works. You might be hit.
Kawaii, Kirei, Utsukushii or Eroi?
Let’s analyze which words should you say in your situation…
例文 Example:
| 髪がきれいだね Kami ga kireidane. You have beautiful hair. |
| 顔がかわいい Kao ga kawaii. Your face is cute. |
| 性格がすてき Seikaku ga suteki. Her personarity is nice. |
| 彼女は美人 Kanojo wa bijin. She is a beautiful woman. |
| 目がエロいね Me ga eroine. Your eye is erotic. |
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I love you in Japanese
In Japanese 好き suki = I like you. Correctly “好き” will be “わたしは あなたを 好きです。watashi wa anata wo suki desu.” but, in this case, the subject and the object are clear, and we just say “suki” or “kirai”. Aishiteru 愛してる is the best phrase to say “I love you” in Japanese. Daisuki 大好き is similar with Aishiteru.
| japanese | romaji | english |
|---|---|---|
| 愛してる | aishiteru | I love you. |
| 大好き | daisuki | I love you. I like you so much. |
| 好き | suki | I like you. |
| 好きじゃない | sukijanai | I don’t like you. |
| 嫌い | kirai | I don’t like you. I hate you. |
| 大嫌い | daikirai | I hate you. |
Handsome in Japanese
| japanese | romaji | english |
|---|---|---|
| かっこいい | kakkoii | Cool/hot |
| いけめん | Ikemen | Handsome |
| びなんし | Binanshi | Beautiful boy |
| セクシー | Sekushii | sexy |
| かわいい | Kawaii | cute |
| ハンサム | Hansamu | Handsome |
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nice
Really good explanations for cute, pretty, beautiful, erotic. The only thing I would add is the timing, the way of expression and the intonation of the words has a lot to do with the meaning expressed & what is heard by the woman you are talking to. Not much difference than English and timing.
Good Job Ninja.