Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Cute

可愛い (kawaii)

The Japanese word kawaii meaning "cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty; precious; darling" is composed of the kanji (read ka) meaning "can" and (read ai) meaning "love; affection; favorite".

Notice that the final "i" in hiragana is optional and the word is written both ways. With the "i" is the more common form, however.

可愛い — Block
Cute Block Horizontal
可愛い — Block
Cute Block Vertical
可愛い — Block
Cute Block Vertical
可愛い — Cursive
Cute Cursive Vertical
可愛い — Cursive
Cute Cursive Vertical
可愛い — Design
Cute Design Vertical
可愛い — Design
Cute Design Vertical
可愛い — Design
Cute Design Vertical
可愛い — Semi-Cursive
Cute Semi-Cursive Vertical
可愛い — Semi-Cursive
Cute Semi-Cursive Vertical