Kaomoji (顔文字) is a Japanese emoticon style based on kanji characters, punctuation marks and other symbols, used to express emotions when communicating in cyberspace. In fact, it is a synonym Japanese emoticons
. Formed by a combination of words: kao (顔 - face) + moji (文字 - symbol, written sign).
The Japanese are a very emotional and creative nation. Therefore, in Japan, emoticons are more common than anywhere else in the world.
According to the Japanese, eyes are the mirror of a person's soul. Therefore, if in Western emoticons the greatest attention is paid to the mouth, in Japanese emoticons it is the eyes. In addition, unlike Western emoticons, kaomoji
no need to mentally rotate 90 degrees.
Many Japanese are good at drawing, because Japanese is the language of drawings. The example of anime and manga shows how accurately the authors manage to convey the various emotions of the characters with just a few simple lines.
In the early days of the Internet and instant messaging, the lack of face-to-face communication led to all sorts of misunderstandings. Kaomoji
was a successful creative attempt by manga and anime fans to correct this situation.
Japanese emoticons are extremely diverse. On the Internet you can see the figure 10,000, but in reality there are many more. This diversity is explained by at least two factors:
- unlike the Cyrillic and Latin alphabet, which are most often written in single-byte encodings, Japanese writing requires at least double-byte encodings that have a wider character coverage;
- Kaomoji
can denote not only individual emotions, but also complex actions, and their combinations - even entire stories.
Kaomoji
are divided into categories depending on the emotional component, type of designated action or object. Also in these emoticons you can often find hieroglyphs that carry additional semantic connotations.
The site presents an interesting collection of Japanese kaomoji emoticons
, collected from various (mostly Japanese) Internet sources.
Since it is impossible to collect all Japanese emoticons
, the project team selected the most interesting options and their combinations, and also added their own. In addition, there is a corresponding application for Android.
In general, feel free to use the Japanese emoticons
.
Combine elements from different kaomoji
and create your own creative options!
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Kaomoji categories
Positive emotions
| Negative emotions
| Neutral emotions
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Various actions
| Animals
| Other variations
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NEW!!! Japanese emoticons for Android Support Android 4.1 and higher.
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Attention! All kaomoji are typed using Japanese fonts. If Japanese emoticons are not displayed correctly for you, configure support for East Asian languages in your operating system.
Animals:
Cat
The Japanese love cats very much; they are considered very cute and friendly. Therefore, the display of a cat has a huge number of variations in Kaomoji culture.
| (=^･ω･^=) | (=^･ｪ･^=) | (=①ω①=) | ( =ω=)..nyaa |
| (= ; ｪ ; =) | (=`ω´=) | (=^‥^=) | ( =ノωヽ=) |
| (=⌒‿‿⌒=) | (=^ ◡ ^=) | (=^-ω-^=) | ヾ(=`ω´=)ノ” |
| (＾• ω •＾) | (/ =ω=)/ | ฅ(•ㅅ•❀)ฅ | ฅ(• ɪ •)ฅ |
| ଲ(ⓛ ω ⓛ)ଲ | (^=◕ᴥ◕=^) | ( =ω= ) | (^˵◕ω◕˵^) |
| (^◔ᴥ◔^) | (^◕ᴥ◕^) |
Bear
The Kaomoji bear can be easily recognized by its distinctive face and large ears: ⊂(￣(ｴ)￣)⊃
| ( ´(ｴ)ˋ ) | (*￣(ｴ)￣*) | ヽ(￣(ｴ)￣)ﾉ | (／￣(ｴ)￣)／ |
| (￣(ｴ)￣) | ヽ( ˋ(ｴ)´ )ﾉ | ⊂(￣(ｴ)￣)⊃ | (／(ｴ)＼) |
| ⊂(´(ェ)ˋ)⊃ | (/-(ｴ)-＼) | (/°(ｴ)°)/ | ʕᵔᴥᵔʔ |
| ʕ •ᴥ• ʔ | ʕ •̀ ω •́ ʔ | ʕ •̀ o •́ ʔ |
Dog
A dog is a person’s first friend, and naturally it is also reflected in Japanese emoticons.
| ∪＾ェ＾∪ | ∪･ω･∪ | ∪￣-￣∪ | ∪･ｪ･∪ |
| Ｕ^皿^Ｕ | ＵＴｪＴＵ | U^ｪ^U | V●ᴥ●V |
Rabbit
Rabbits are very cute creatures that many Japanese women adore. This gave rise to the creation of a large number of bunny emojis.
| ／(≧ x ≦)＼ | ／(･ × ･)＼ | ／(=´x`=)＼ | ／(^ x ^)＼ |
| ／(=･ x ･=)＼ | ／(^ × ^)＼ | ／(＞×＜)＼ | ／(˃ᆺ˂)＼ |
Pig
Pig emoticons always have a big nose and ears. The pig can also express emotions, joy or sadness.
| ( ´(00)ˋ ) | (￣(ω)￣) | ヽ( ˋ(00)´ )ノ | ( ´(oo)ˋ ) |
| ＼(￣(oo)￣)／ | ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´(00)`ﾟ)ﾟ｡ | (￣(00)￣) | (ˆ(oo)ˆ) |
Bird
The bird is depicted as a smiley face with a large beak and wings. There are a large number of different variations with a flying bird, a joyful bird and much more.
| (￣Θ￣) | (`･Θ･´) | (ˋΘ´) | (◉Θ◉) |
| ＼( ˋ Θ ´ )／ | (･θ･) | (・Θ・) | ヾ(￣◇￣)ノ〃 |
Fish
Slaves also did not remain aloof from Japanese culture and were also reflected in emoticons.
| <�・ )))><< | ζ°)))彡 | >°))))彡 |
| (°))<< | >^)))<�～～ | ≧( ° ° )≦ |
Spider
The emojis depicting a spider have a lot of legs, and for some reason, a not very happy expression on their face. Although this does not prevent you from making the spider “happy” by changing one of the special symbols.
| /╲/\╭(ఠఠ益ఠఠ)╮/\╱\ | /╲/\╭(ರರ⌓ರರ)╮/\╱\ | /╲/\╭༼ ººل͟ºº ༽╮/\╱\ |
| /╲/\╭[ ᴼᴼ ౪ ᴼᴼ]╮/\╱\ | /╲/\( •̀ ω •́ )/\╱\ | /╲/\╭[☉﹏☉]╮/\╱\ |
| /╲/\╭( ͡°͡° ͜ʖ ͡°͡°)╮/\╱\ |
Japanese kaomoji emoticons: positive emotions
Joy
In Japanese emoticons depicting joy (laughter, smile, pleasure, delight), the eyes are usually placed high. The most commonly used symbols are ^, ￣, ´ and `, but not always. The mouth also plays an important role. For example, young Japanese women often use the symbol ω (omega) as the mouth of their Japanese emoticons, believing that such kaomoji are the cutest, or, as they say, kawaii. You can also use ∀, ▽ and other symbols that resemble a smile. The Japanese also like to add various special effects to kaomoji (stars, tears of joy, etc.) for greater expressiveness.
| (*^ω^) | (´ ∀ ` *) | ٩(◕‿◕｡)۶ | ☆*:.｡.o(≧▽≦)o.｡.:*☆ |
| (o^▽^o) | (⌒▽⌒)☆ | 。.:☆*:･'(*⌒―⌒*))) | |
| ヽ(・∀・)ﾉ | (´｡• ω •｡`) | (￣ω￣) | ｀;:゛;｀;･(°ε° ) |
| (o･ω･o) | (＠＾◡＾) | ヽ(*・ω・)ﾉ | (o_ _)ﾉ彡☆ |
| (^人^) | (o´▽`o) | (*´▽`*) | ｡ﾟ( ﾟ^∀^ﾟ)ﾟ｡ |
| (´ω`) | (((o(*°▽°*)o))) | (≧◡≦) | (o´∀`o) |
| (´• ω •`) | (＾▽＾) | (⌒ω⌒) | ∑d(°∀°d) |
| ╰(▔∀▔)╯ | (─‿‿─) | (*^‿^*) | ヽ(o^ ^o)ﾉ |
| (✯◡✯) | (◕‿◕) | (*≧ω≦*) | (☆▽☆) |
| (⌒‿⌒) | ＼(≧▽≦)／ | ヽ(o＾▽＾o)ノ | ☆～('▽^人) |
| (*°▽°*) | ٩(｡•́‿•̀｡)۶ | (✧ω✧) | ヽ(*⌒▽⌒*)ﾉ |
| (´｡•ᵕ •｡`) | ( ´ ▽ ` ) | (￣▽￣) | ╰(*´︶`*)╯ |
| ヽ(>∀ | o(≧▽≦)o | (☆ω☆) | (っ˘ω˘ς) |
| ＼(￣▽￣)／ | (*¯︶¯*) | ＼(＾▽＾)／ | ٩(◕‿◕)۶ |
| (o˘◡˘o) | \(★ω★)/ | \(^ヮ^)/ | (〃＾▽＾〃) |
| (╯✧▽✧)╯ | o(>ω | o( ❛ᴗ❛ )o | ｡ﾟ(TヮT)ﾟ｡ |
| ( ‾́ ◡ ‾́ ) | (ﾉ´ヮ`)ﾉ*: ･ﾟ | (bᵔ▽ᵔ)b | (๑˃ᴗ˂)ﻭ |
| (๑˘︶˘๑) | ( ˙꒳˙ ) | (*꒦ິ꒳꒦ີ) | °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖° |
| (´･ᴗ･` ) | (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ | („• ֊ •„) | (.❛ᴗ❛.) |
| (⁀ᗢ⁀) | (￢‿￢ ) | (¬‿¬ ) | (*￣▽￣)b |
| ( ˙▿˙ ) | (¯▿¯) | ( ◕▿◕ ) | ＼(٥⁀▽⁀ )／ |
| („•ᴗ•„) | (ᵔ◡ᵔ) | ( ´ ▿ ` ) |
Love
Japanese emojis for love often use the ♡ (heart) symbol or combinations with it, such as ノ～ ♡ (blowing a kiss). You can also use the chu letter set to represent a kiss (in Japan it is associated with the sound of a kiss). Another distinctive feature of Japanese love emojis is the abundance of * and o symbols, which denote blush and are often used in combination with /, \, ノ, ﾉ and ヽ. That is, these emoticons seem to cover their faces with their hands out of embarrassment. In combination with the so-called “hands” the symbol ε (sponges with a bow) is also used, but here the desire to hug and kiss is implied. Japanese women often joke that such kaomoji look like perverts!
| (ﾉ´ z `)ノ | (♡μ_μ) | (*^^*)♡ | ☆⌒ヽ(*'､^*)chu |
| (♡-_-♡) | (￣ε￣＠) | ヽ(♡‿♡)ノ | (´∀`)ノ～♡ |
| (─‿‿─)♡ | (´｡•ᵕ •｡`) ♡ | (*♡∀♡) | (｡・//ε//・｡) |
| (´ω`♡) | ♡( ◡‿◡ ) | (◕‿◕)♡ | (/▽＼*)｡o○♡ |
| (ღ˘⌣˘ღ) | (♡°▽°♡) | ♡(｡- ω -) | ♡～('▽^人) |
| (´• ω •`) ♡ | (´ ε ` )♡ | (´｡• ω •｡`) ♡ | (´▽`).｡ｏ♡ |
| ╰(*´︶`*)╯♡ | (*˘︶˘*).｡.:*♡ | (♡˙︶˙♡) | ♡＼(￣▽￣)／♡ |
| (≧◡≦) ♡ | (⌒▽⌒)♡ | (*¯ ³¯*)♡ | (っ˘з(˘⌣˘ ) ♡ |
| ♡ (˘▽˘>ԅ( ˘⌣˘) | ( ˘⌣˘)♡(˘⌣˘ ) | (/^-^(^ ^*)/ ♡ | ٩(♡ε♡)۶ |
| σ(≧ε≦σ) ♡ | ♡ (⇀ 3 ↼) | ♡ (￣З￣) | (❤ω❤) |
| (˘∀˘)/(μ‿μ) ❤ | ❤ (ɔˆз(ˆ⌣ˆc) | (´♡‿♡`) | (°◡°♡) |
| Σ>―(〃°ω°〃)♡→ | (´,,•ω•,,)♡ | (´꒳`)♡ |
Embarrassment
To show embarrassment, you can use the symbol ; (something like a drop of sweat on the face) or symbols simulating blush (*, o). In addition, you can try to imitate how the Japanese emoticon covers its face with its hands out of embarrassment.
| (⌒_⌒;) | (o^^o) | (*/ω＼) | (*/。＼) |
| (*/_＼) | (*ﾉωﾉ) | (o-_-o) | (*μ_μ) |
| ( ◡‿◡ *) | (ᵔ.ᵔ) | (*ﾉ∀`*) | (//▽//) |
| (//ω//) | (ノ*°▽°*) | (*^.^*) | (*ﾉ▽ﾉ) |
| (￣▽￣*)ゞ | (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄) | (*/▽＼*) | (⁄ ⁄>⁄ ▽ ⁄ |
| („ಡωಡ„) | (งื▿ื)ว | ( 〃▽〃) | (/▿＼ ) |
| (///￣ ￣///) |
Sympathy
To express sympathy or compassion, you need at least two Japanese emoticons: one of them will be upset about something, and the other will calm him down. For the first type, you can use kaomoji from the “sadness” category. The key element of the second will be a “soothing hand stroke” (ノ”, ノ' or ヾ) or a “support shoulder” (see examples).
| (ノ_ | ｡･ﾟ･(ﾉД`)ヽ(￣ω￣ ) | ρ(- ω -、)ヾ(￣ω￣; ) |
| ヽ(￣ω￣(。。 )ゝ | (*´ I `)ﾉﾟ(ﾉД｀ﾟ)ﾟ｡ | ヽ(~_~(・_・ )ゝ |
| (ﾉ_；)ヾ(´ ∀ ` ) | (; ω ; )ヾ(´∀`* ) | (*´ー)ﾉ(ノд`) |
| (´-ω-`( _ _ ) | (っ´ω`)ﾉ(╥ω╥) | (ｏ・_・)ノ”(ノ_ |
Simple emoticons with text
) – a closing parenthesis, an emotion of joy, which can be used to give a positive color to the written text or to demonstrate your friendly attitude towards the interlocutor. Smileys with similar meaning: =) : ).
(– an opening parenthesis symbolizes sadness, disappointment. It is appropriate to use, for example, if a message from your interlocutor upset you.
))))) : D =D – emoticons equivalent to the abbreviation LOL, hinting that something made the person who sent them laugh very much.
:'-) :'-D – laughter to tears.
}:-> or ]:-> - two options for the smile of an evil genius who has conceived an insidious plan or simply a gloating person.
:-/ – if you are puzzled by something, confused or filled with slight dissatisfaction, this sequence of symbols will express your emotions in the best possible way.
._. or -_- - these three emoticons will be a great way to demonstrate ostentatious indifference or disdain for something.
*O* or *_* or ** – strong admiration, impression of what he saw.
) :-[ ] :-0 o_O oO – different variants of emotions of surprise, which can be understood by a wide open mouth and bulging eyes.
:-e – emoticon of the emotion of disappointment. It's hard to say, though, why exactly he looks like this.
:-E or :E or :-t – rage, anger, strong aggression.
:-< – sad mood emoticon.
:*) :-[ or %0 – used in cases where a person is confused by something/someone.
Emotional actions and gestures
The purpose of emoticons from this category, unlike those previously discussed, is not to convey the mood of the participant in the correspondence, but to help describe various actions or signals sent.
:-* or :-{} – designations of a kiss in the text version.
{} – this emoticon can demonstrate that you want to hug your interlocutor.
or :-p or :-Ъ – teasing the interlocutor with his tongue stuck out.
[:]|||[:] – image of a button accordion. In Internet slang, the name of this musical instrument usually refers to something that is no longer relevant and has been seen many times.
:-X – please shut up, keep your mouth shut, keep your mouth shut.
/:-] – a hint that the interlocutor’s attic is leaking a little.
*:O) – symbolic designation of a clown. If a participant in the correspondence has gone too far with humor and cannot stop, you can notify him about this.
*->->— – image of a carnation. You can give your interlocutor a flower.
(_!_) – naked human ass. It is unlikely that your friends or acquaintances will appreciate such a gesture in real life, but in virtual spaces such an expression of emotions is quite common.
Character and personage emoticons
This set of emoticons allows you to depict a person with any expressed characteristic (both psychological and physical characteristics) or a famous person, for example, a character from a cult film or cartoon, a historical figure, etc.
:-()=0 – depicts a person who has obvious problems with excess weight (fat).
:-{) – emoticon with a thick mustache.
:~X – denotes a person who prefers to keep his mouth shut and keep quiet.
L:) – associated with losers/losers, people unlucky in life.
{(:-) – wearer of false hair, wig.
~(_8^(|) – the recognizable face of Homer Simpson, the hero of the popular American animated series.
(:\/) – Pac-Man, a character from an old computer game.
(>o-< – lover of skydiving.
<]:-o) – wizard/sorceress, witch or sorceress (depending on the context of use).
Japanese kaomoji emoticons: negative emotions
Discontent
Dissatisfaction can easily be expressed by scrunching your face in kaomoji. Hence the corresponding symbols. For the eyes of dissatisfied Japanese emoticons, ＞＜ are suitable. Additional wrinkles may be added by the ＃ symbol. Also, eyes like ￢￢ and ￣￣ with a well-shaped mouth can express a certain dissatisfaction. Similar techniques are quite common in anime and manga.
| (＃＞＜) | (；⌣̀_⌣́) | ☆ｏ(＞＜；)○ | (￣ ￣|||) |
| (；￣D￣) | (￣□￣」) | (＃￣0￣) | (＃￣ω￣) |
| (￢_￢;) | (＞ｍ＜) | (」°ロ°)」 | (〃＞＿＜;〃) |
| (＾＾＃) | (︶︹︺) | (￣ヘ￣) | |
| (￣︿￣) | (＞﹏＜) | (—_—) | 凸(￣ヘ￣) |
| ヾ( ￣O￣)ツ | (⇀‸↼‶) | o(> | (」＞＜)」 |
| (ᗒᗣᗕ)՞ | (눈_눈) |
Anger
The secret to portraying anger using kaomoji lies in the eyes. Use ` and ´ or ｀ and ´. Just don’t confuse the arrangement of the symbols, otherwise your evil Japanese emoticon will become kind and cheerful (compare: ` ´ - evil eyes, ´ ` - kind eyes). In addition, to depict anger, you can add “wrinkles” ＃ and their stronger form メ or ╬, and as a hand you can add 凸 (middle finger) and ψ (like claws). You can also use “evil grin” 皿 or 益.
| (＃`D´) | (`皿´＃) | (`ω´) | ヽ( `д´*)ノ |
| (・`ω´・) | (`ー´) | ヽ(`⌒´メ)ノ | 凸(`△´＃) |
| (`ε´) | ψ( ` ∇ ´ )ψ | ヾ(`ヘ´)ﾉﾞ | ヽ(‵﹏´)ノ |
| (ﾒ` ﾛ ´) | (╬`益´) | ┌∩┐(◣_◢)┌∩┐ | 凸( ` ﾛ ´ )凸 |
| Σ(▼□▼メ) | (°ㅂ°╬) | ψ(▼へ▼メ)～→ | (ノ°益°)ノ |
| (҂ `з´ ) | (‡▼益▼) | (҂`ﾛ´)凸 | ((╬◣﹏◢)) |
| ٩(╬ʘ益ʘ╬)۶ | (╬ Ò﹏Ó) | ＼＼٩(๑`^´๑)۶／／ | (凸ಠ益ಠ)凸 |
| ↑_(ΦwΦ)Ψ | ←~(Ψ▼ｰ▼)∈ | ୧((#Φ益Φ#))୨ | ٩(ఠ益ఠ)۶ |
| (ﾉಥ益ಥ)ﾉ |
Sadness
Sadness, sadness and tears are depicted quite simply. For eyes use T T, ; ;, >
| (ノ_ | (-_-) | (´-ω-`) | .･ﾟﾟ･(／ω＼)･ﾟﾟ･. |
| (μ_μ) | (ﾉD`) | (-ω-、) | 。゜゜(´Ｏ`) ゜゜。 |
| o(TヘTo) | ( ; ω ; ) | (｡╯︵╰｡) | ｡･ﾟﾟ*(>d |
| (ﾟ，_ゝ｀) | (个_个) | (╯︵╰,) | ｡･ﾟ(ﾟ> |
| (╥ω╥) | (╯_╰) | (╥_╥) | .｡･ﾟﾟ･(＞_＜)･ﾟﾟ･｡. |
| (／ˍ・、) | (ノ_ | (╥﹏╥) | ｡ﾟ(｡ﾉωヽ｡)ﾟ｡ |
| (つω`｡) | (｡T ω T｡) | (ﾉω･､) | ･ﾟ･(｡>ω |
| (T_T) | (>_ | (っ˘̩╭╮˘̩)っ | ｡ﾟ･ (>﹏ |
| o(〒﹏〒)o | (｡•́︿•̀｡) | (ಥ﹏ಥ) | (ಡ‸ಡ) |
Pain
To show pain, use symbols >
| ~(>_ | ☆⌒(> _ | ☆⌒(>。 | (☆[email protected]) |
| (×_×) | (x_x) | (×_×)⌒☆ | (x_x)⌒☆ |
| (×﹏×) | ☆(＃××) | (＋_＋) | [ ± _ ± ] |
| ٩(× ×)۶ | _:(´ཀ`」 ∠):_ | (ﾒ﹏ﾒ) |
Fear
To depict scared Japanese emoticons, use forward and backslashes and other symbols that create the impression that the kaomoji is covering his face with his hands in fear. In this case, you can also depict screaming, waving your arms and other similar actions.
| (ノωヽ) | (／。＼) | (ﾉ_ヽ) | ..・ヾ(。＞＜)シ |
| (″ロ゛) | (;;;*_*) | (・人・) | ＼(〇_ｏ)／ |
| (/ω＼) | (/_＼) | 〜(＞＜)〜 | Σ(°△°|||)︴ |
| (((＞＜))) | {{ (>_ | ＼(º □ º l|l)/ | 〣( ºΔº )〣 |
| ▓▒░(°◡°)░▒▓ |
Other emoticons from symbols
This section contains emoticons that do not belong to specific categories and are not often used. However, they can be quite useful in some situations.
٩(ˊ〇ˋ*)و – waking up emoticon.
(￣^￣)ゞ– stood in line and saluted (army salute).
(－‸ლ) – with a palm on the face (the famous facepalm meme).
(╯°益°)╯彡┻━┻ – an expression of intense anger, the emoticon turns the table.
(╮°-°)╮┳━━┳ ( ╯°□°)╯ ┻━━┻ – a more detailed version of what happened in the previous picture.
┬─┬ノ( º _ ºノ) – carefully put the furniture back (if the interlocutor used one of the two previous emoticons, you can answer him).
(oT-T)尸– a tear-stained emoticon with a raised white flag, depicting surrender.
[̲̅$̲̅(̲̅ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°̲̅)̲̅$̲̅] is one of the options for the money emoticon.
౦０o ｡ (‾́。‾́ )y~~ – emoticon with the image of a smoker.
(￣﹃￣) – the emoticon hints that its sender is hungry or drooling over some delicacy.
(x(x_(x_x(O_o)x_x)_x)x) – a crowd of zombies behind a living person.
( ･ω･)☞ – direction-indicating emoticon.
(⌐■_■) – just a sunglasses emoji.
(◕‿◕✿) – a female emoticon with a flower in her hair.
( ￣.)o-【 TV 】– a viewer watching TV shows with a remote control in his hand.
｀、ヽ(ノ＞＜)ノ ｀、ヽ｀☂ヽ– the wind carried away the poor man’s umbrella during the rain.
‿︵‿ヽ(°□°)ノ︵‿︵– a drowning emoticon screaming for help.
( • )( • )ԅ(≖‿≖ԅ) – the guy is getting ready to feel the charms of his girlfriend.
( ＾▽＾)っ✂╰⋃╯ – castration/circumcision (depending on the context of use).
〜〜(／￣▽)／ 〜f – running after butterflies.
ଘ(੭ˊ꒳ˋ)੭✧– angel with wings.
∠(ᐛ」∠)＿ – emoticon lying on its side and watching something.
Japanese kaomoji emoticons: neutral emotions
Indifference
You can show indifference using Japanese emoticons by using imitation of corresponding hand movements (┐ ┌ or ╮ ╭, as well as all kinds of connections with forward/backslash and other symbols similar to hands). ー ー, ˇ ˇ and similar options are suitable as “indifferent eyes”.
| ヽ(ー_ー )ノ | ヽ(´ー` )┌ | ┐(‘～` )┌ | ヽ( ￣д￣)ノ |
| ┐(￣ヘ￣)┌ | ヽ(￣～￣ )ノ | ╮(￣_￣)╭ | ヽ(ˇヘˇ)ノ |
| ┐(￣～￣)┌ | ┐(︶▽︶)┌ | ╮(￣～￣)╭ | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ |
| ┐( ´ d ` )┌ | ╮(︶︿︶)╭ | ┐(￣∀￣)┌ | ┐( ˘ ､ ˘ )┌ |
| ╮(︶▽︶)╭ | ╮( ˘ ､ ˘ )╭ | ┐( ˘_˘ )┌ | ╮( ˘_˘ )╭ |
| ┐(￣ヮ￣)┌ | ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ | ┐(シ)┌ |
Confusion
Use "empty eyes" ・・. To enhance the effect, you can add to them; or 〃. Also, in a similar combination, eyes like ￣ ￣ are suitable for emoticons. Finally, you can add effects like the process of thinking (・・・), spreading your arms (┐ ┌ or ╮ ╭), supporting your head with your hand (ゞ).
| (￣ω￣;) | σ(￣、￣〃) | (￣～￣;) | (-_-;)・・・ |
| ┐(‘～`;)┌ | (・_・ヾ | (〃￣ω￣〃ゞ | ┐(￣ヘ￣;)┌ |
| (・_・;) | (￣_￣)・・・ | ╮(￣ω￣;)╭ | (¯ . ¯;) |
| (＠_＠) | (・・;)ゞ | Σ(￣。￣ﾉ) | (・・ ) ? |
| (•ิ_•ิ)? | (◎ ◎)ゞ | (ーー;) | ლ(ಠ_ಠლ) |
| ლ(¯ロ¯»ლ) | (¯ . ¯٥) | (¯ ¯٥) |
Doubt
The easiest way to show doubt is to look away with your kaomoji eyes. Use ￢ ￢, ¬ ¬ or arrows.
| (￢_￢) | (→_→) | (￢ ￢) | (￢‿￢ ) |
| (¬_¬ ) | (←_←) | (¬ ¬ ) | (¬‿¬ ) |
| (↼_↼) | (⇀_⇀) | (ᓀᓀ) |
Astonishment
Surprise or shock can be shown by using a wide open mouth (ｏ, 〇, ロ), eyes (OO, ⊙ ⊙) and raised hands in the Japanese emoticon. You can also add the symbol Σ to it, indicating a sharp start, or a shade of confusion (symbol ;). Also, when using wide open eyes, the mouth can be made smaller (for contrast).
| w(°ｏ°)w | ヽ(°〇°)ﾉ | Σ(O_O) | Σ(°ロ°) |
| (⊙_⊙) | (o_O) | (O_O;) | (OO) |
| (°ロ°) ! | (o_O) ! | (□_□) | Σ(□_□) |
| ∑(O_O;) | ( : ౦ ‸ ౦ : ) |
Japanese Kaomoji emoticons: various actions
Greetings
To depict a greeting (or farewell) using kaomoji in standard situations, use a forward or backslash. However, there are more interesting options, such as ﾉ and ノ. And if you want a Japanese emoticon to “wave”, try using ヾ, ﾉﾞ and their various combinations with the “tilde”.
| (*・ω・)ﾉ | (￣▽￣)ノ | (°▽°)/ | ( ´ ∀ ` )ﾉ |
| (^-^*)/ | (＠´ー`)ﾉﾞ | (´• ω •`)ﾉ | ( ° ∀ ° )ﾉﾞ |
| ヾ(*'▽'*) | ＼(⌒▽⌒) | ヾ(☆▽☆) | ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ |
| (^０^)ノ | ~ヾ(・ω・) | (・∀・)ノ | ヾ(・ω・*) |
| (*°ｰ°)ﾉ | (・_・)ノ | (o´ω`o)ﾉ | ( ´ ▽ ` )/ |
| (￣ω￣)/ | ( ´ ω ` )ノﾞ | (⌒ω⌒)ﾉ | (o^ ^o)/ |
| (≧▽≦)/ | (✧∀✧)/ | (o´▽`o)ﾉ | (￣▽￣)/ |
Hugs
To represent hugging, add appropriate symbols of outstretched arms.
| (づ￣³￣)づ | (つ≧▽≦)つ | (つ✧ω✧)つ | (づ◕‿◕)づ |
| (⊃｡•́‿•̀｡)⊃ | (つ . •́ _ʖ •̀ .)つ | (っಠ‿ಠ)っ | (づ◡﹏◡)づ |
| ⊂(´• ω •`⊂) | ⊂(･ω･*⊂) | ⊂(￣▽￣)⊃ | ⊂( ´ ▽ ` )⊃ |
| ( ~*-*)~ |
Wink
Winking Japanese emoticons look very cute and are very easy to depict. Just use different symbols for the left and right eyes of your kaomoji.
| (^_~) | (ﾟｏ⌒) | (^_-)≡☆ | (^ω~) |
| (>ω^) | (~人^) | (^_-) | ( -_・) |
| (^_ | (^人 | ☆⌒(≧▽° ) | ☆⌒(ゝ。∂) |
| (^_ | (^_−)☆ | (･ω | (^.~)☆ |
| (^.~) | (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧ |
Apology
In Japan, when expressing an apology, it is customary to perform a traditional bow. Therefore, the corresponding Japanese emoticons are depicted in this way. In this case, the eyes, as a rule, are lowered down (_ _ or . .). If the bow is performed from a sitting position, mm are most often used as kaomoji hands; if from a standing position, it is better to depict shoulders instead of arms.
| m(_ _)m | (シ__)シ | m(. .)m | |
| 人(_ _*) | (*_ _)人 | m(_ _;m) | (m;_ _)m |
| (シ. .)シ |
Bleeding from the nose
To show nosebleeds like in anime or manga, use the following symbols: i, ﾊ, ;, 〃.
| (*￣ii￣) | (￣ﾊ￣*) | \(￣ﾊ￣) | (＾་།＾) |
| (＾〃＾) | (￣¨ヽ￣) | (￣ ;￣) | (￣ ;;￣) |
Hide and seek
If you want to show that a Japanese emoticon is hiding from someone or something, try making it peek out from behind a wall | or other shelter.
| |･ω･) | ﾍ(･_| | |ω･)ﾉ | ヾ(･| |
| |d･) | |_￣)) | |▽//) | ┬┴┬┴┤(･_├┬┴┬┴ |
| ┬┴┬┴┤･ω･)ﾉ | ┬┴┬┴┤( ͡° ͜ʖ├┬┴┬┴ | ┬┴┬┴┤(･_├┬┴┬┴ | |_・) |
| |･d･)ﾉ | |ʘ‿ʘ)╯ |
Letter
The φ symbol looks good as a writing pen if you want to show how kaomoji writes something. You can also add a few underscores or dots so that the result of the letter itself is visible.
| __φ(．．) | (￣ー￣)φ__ | __φ(。。) | __φ(．．;) |
| ヾ(`ー´)シφ__ | __〆(￣ー￣ ) | ….φ(・∀・*) | ___〆(・∀・) |
| ( ^▽^)ψ__ | ….φ(︶▽︶)φ…. | ( . .)φ__ | __φ(◎◎ヘ) |
Run
Running emoticons are depicted by adding various special motion effects. The most commonly used symbols for this are ε, =, ミ and C.
| ☆ﾐ(o*･ω･)ﾉ | C= C= C= C= C=┌(;・ω・)┘ | ─=≡Σ((( つ＞＜)つ |
| ε=ε=ε=ε=┌(;￣▽￣)┘ | ε=ε=┌( >_ | C= C= C= C=┌( `ー´)┘ |
| ε===(っ≧ω≦)っ | ヽ(￣д￣;)ノ=3=3=3 | 。。。ミヽ(。＞＜)ノ |
Dream
Everything is simple here. To imitate the snoring or snoring of a Japanese emoticon, use zzZ. You can also lay it on a pillow [ ].
| [(－－)]..zzZ | (－_－) zzZ | (∪｡∪)｡｡｡zzZ | (－ω－) zzZ |
| (￣o￣)zzZZzzZZ | (( _ _ ))..zzzZZ | (￣ρ￣)..zzZZ | (－.－)…zzz |
| (＿ ＿*) Z zz | (x . x) ~~zzZ |
Actions:
Greetings
Kaomoji depicting greetings wave their hands and have a pleasant smiling appearance. The image seems to hint - come and talk to me ( ° ∀ ° )ﾉﾞ
| (*・ω・)ﾉ | (￣▽￣)ノ | (°▽°)/ | ( ´ ∀ ` )ﾉ |
| (^-^*)/ | (＠´ー`)ﾉﾞ | (´• ω •`)ﾉ | ( ° ∀ ° )ﾉﾞ |
| ヾ(*'▽'*) | ＼(⌒▽⌒) | ヾ(☆▽☆) | ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ |
| (^０^)ノ | ~ヾ(・ω・) | (・∀・)ノ | ヾ(^ω^*) |
| (*°ｰ°)ﾉ | (・_・)ノ | (o´ω`o)ﾉ | ヾ(☆'∀'☆) |
| (￣ω￣)/ | ( ´ ω ` )ノﾞ | (⌒ω⌒)ﾉ | (o^ ^o)/ |
| (≧▽≦)/ | (✧∀✧)/ | (o´▽`o)ﾉ | (￣▽￣)/ |
Hugs
There are emoticons that even depict hugs and other bodily contacts. The emoticon may have outstretched arms, which indicates a desire to hug, or two “hugging emoticons” may also be depicted.
| (づ￣³￣)づ | (つ≧▽≦)つ | (つ✧ω✧)つ | (づ◕‿◕)づ |
| (⊃｡•́‿•̀｡)⊃ | (つ . •́ _ʖ •̀ .)つ | (っಠ‿ಠ)っ | (づ◡﹏◡)づ |
| ⊂(´• ω •`⊂) | ⊂(･ω･*⊂) | ⊂(￣▽￣)⊃ | ⊂( ´ ▽ ` )⊃ |
| (つ▀¯▀)つ |
Wink
A wink, as a signal for some action, is shown using emoticons, one eye of which is necessarily squinted. Emoticons in this category are usually joyful and welcoming.
| (^_~) | (ﾟｏ⌒) | (^_-)≡☆ | (^ω~) |
| (>ω^) | (~人^) | (^_-) | ( -_・) |
| (^_<)〜☆ | (^人<)〜☆ | ☆⌒(≧▽° ) | ☆⌒(ゝ。∂) |
| (^_<) | (^_−)☆ | (･ω<)☆ |
Apology
“Apologetic” kaomoji emoticons are displayed with downcast eyes and raised hands, as if asking for forgiveness.
| m(_ _)m | (シ__)シ | m(. .)m | <(_ _)> |
| 人(_ _*) | (*_ _)人 | m(_ _;m) | (m;_ _)m |
| (シ. .)シ |
Bleeding from the nose
The image of a bloody nose is used in anime to show the emotion of extreme embarrassment or excitement. Emoticons can cover their nose with their hands or have a peculiar blush: (￣ﾊ￣*)
| (*￣ii￣) | (￣ﾊ￣*) | \(￣ﾊ￣) | (＾་།＾) |
| (＾〃＾) | (￣¨ヽ￣) | (￣ ;￣) | (￣ ;;￣) |
Hide and seek
Kaomoji emoticons can hide behind walls, wink from around corners, and much more ┬┴┬┴┤･ω･)ﾉ
| |･ω･) | ﾍ(･_| | |ω･)ﾉ | ヾ(･| |
| |d･) | |_￣)) | |▽//) | ┬┴┬┴┤(･_├┬┴┬┴ |
| ┬┴┬┴┤･ω･)ﾉ | ┬┴┬┴┤( ͡° ͜ʖ├┬┴┬┴ | ┬┴┬┴┤(･_├┬┴┬┴ | |_・) |
| |･d･)ﾉ | |ʘ‿ʘ)╯ |
Letter
Emojis “writing” a letter must hold a pen or pencil in their hands, and also have a concentrated or joyful appearance.
| __φ(．．) | (￣ー￣)φ__ | __φ(。。) | __φ(．．;) |
| ヾ(`ー´)シφ__ | __〆(￣ー￣ ) | ….φ(・∀・*) | ___〆(・∀・) |
| ( ^▽^)ψ__ | ….φ(︶▽︶)φ…. | ( . .)φ__ | __φ(◎◎ヘ) |
Run
Running can also be shown quite clearly using special encoding characters. Smileys may have a tense look, and they may also have a kind of trail behind them, showing that they are moving.
| ☆ﾐ(o*･ω･)ﾉ | C= C= C= C= C=┌(;・ω・)┘ | ─=≡Σ((( つ＞＜)つ |
| ε=ε=ε=ε=┌(;￣▽￣)┘ | ε=ε=┌( >_<)┘ | C= C= C= C=┌( `ー´)┘ |
| ε===(っ≧ω≦)っ | ヽ(￣д￣;)ノ=3=3=3 | 。。。ミヽ(。＞＜)ノ |
Dream
The depiction of sleep has also found its place in the Kaomoji culture; emoticons always have closed eyes, and next to the image there will be the letter z or its combination in different variations: zZzZzZzzz, zzZZ, etc.
| [(－－)]..zzZ | (－_－) zzZ | (∪｡∪)｡｡｡zzZ | (－ω－) zzZ |
| (￣o￣)zzZZzzZZ | (( _ _ ))..zzzZZ | (￣ρ￣)..zzZZ | (－.－)…zzz |
| (＿ ＿*) Z zz | (x . x) ~~zzZ |
Japanese kaomoji emoticons: animals
Cat
The Japanese consider cats to be incredibly cute creatures. Hence the various fetishes of anime and manga: cat ears, tail, nyak (nyaa - “meow” in Japanese) and other funny things. Therefore, in Kaomoji, the most popular animal is the cat. To make your Japanese emoticon look like a cat, use = = for the whiskers and ^ ^ for the ears.
| (=^･ω･^=) | (=^･ｪ･^=) | (=①ω①=) | ( =ω=)..nyaa |
| (= ; ｪ ; =) | (=`ω´=) | (=^‥^=) | ( =ノωヽ=) |
| (=⌒‿‿⌒=) | (=^ ◡ ^=) | (=^-ω-^=) | ヾ(=`ω´=)ノ” |
| (＾• ω •＾) | (/ =ω=)/ | ฅ(•ㅅ•❀)ฅ | ฅ(• ɪ •)ฅ |
| ଲ(ⓛ ω ⓛ)ଲ | (^=◕ᴥ◕=^) | ( =ω= ) | (^˵◕ω◕˵^) |
| (^◔ᴥ◔^) | (^◕ᴥ◕^) | ต(=ω=)ต | (Φ ω Φ) |
| ฅ(^◕ᴥ◕^)ฅ |
Bear
Japanese bear emoticons are easily identified by their characteristic face (ｴ) or ears ʕ ʔ.
| ( ´(ｴ)ˋ ) | (*￣(ｴ)￣*) | ヽ(￣(ｴ)￣)ﾉ | (／￣(ｴ)￣)／ |
| (￣(ｴ)￣) | ヽ( ˋ(ｴ)´ )ﾉ | ⊂(￣(ｴ)￣)⊃ | (／(ｴ)＼) |
| ⊂(´(ェ)ˋ)⊃ | (/-(ｴ)-＼) | (/°(ｴ)°)/ | ʕᵔᴥᵔʔ |
| ʕ •ᴥ• ʔ | ʕ •̀ ω •́ ʔ | ʕ •̀ o •́ ʔ | ʕಠᴥಠʔ |
Dog
The whole secret here is in the ears ∪ ∪ and the absence of the usual boundaries of the face of a Japanese emoticon (i.e., instead of brackets, the boundaries are the ears).
| ∪＾ェ＾∪ | ∪･ω･∪ | ∪￣-￣∪ | ∪･ｪ･∪ |
| Ｕ^皿^Ｕ | ＵＴｪＴＵ | U^ｪ^U | V●ᴥ●V |
| U・ᴥ・U |
Rabbit
Rabbits are already cute creatures, and emojis make them even cuter. For the bunny, use x for the face and add ears ／ ＼.
| ／(≧ x ≦)＼ | ／(･ × ･)＼ | ／(=´x`=)＼ | ／(^ x ^)＼ |
| ／(=･ x ･=)＼ | ／(^ × ^)＼ | ／(＞×＜)＼ | ／(˃ᆺ˂)＼ |
Pig
A pig's snout can be depicted as (oo), (00) or (ω). Add it to a Japanese emoticon and you'll get a funny little guy.
| ( ´(00)ˋ ) | (￣(ω)￣) | ヽ( ˋ(00)´ )ノ | ( ´(oo)ˋ ) |
| ＼(￣(oo)￣)／ | ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´(00)`ﾟ)ﾟ｡ | (￣(00)￣) | (ˆ(oo)ˆ) |
Bird
For bird emoji, use the symbols Θ or θ for the beak. This is the main idea.
| (￣Θ￣) | (`･Θ･´) | (ˋΘ´) | (◉Θ◉) |
| ＼( ˋ Θ ´ )／ | (･θ･) | (・Θ・) | ヾ(￣◇￣)ノ〃 |
| (･Θ･) |
Fish
Since fish and seafood are an integral part of the Japanese diet, emoticons have not ignored this topic. Symbols used here
| (°)#)) | ζ°)))彡 | >°))))彡 |
| (°)) | >^))) | ≧( ° ° )≦ |
Spider
To represent a spider, use the symbols /\╱\╮╭╲ for the legs and try adding a few pairs of eyes.
| /╲/\╭(ఠఠ益ఠఠ)╮/\╱\ | /╲/\╭(ರರ⌓ರರ)╮/\╱\ | /╲/\╭༼ ººل͟ºº ༽╮/\╱\ | /╲/\╭( ͡°͡° ͜ʖ ͡°͡°)╮/\╱\ |
| /╲/\╭[ ᴼᴼ ౪ ᴼᴼ]╮/\╱\ | /╲/\( •̀ ω •́ )/\╱\ | /╲/\╭[☉﹏☉]╮/\╱\ |
Japanese character emoticons Kaomoji (Koamoji)
Kaomoji (顔文字) is a very popular style of emoji that consists of Japanese characters, grammar, and punctuation. Used to express emotions in text messages throughout the virtual world. The word “kaomoji” can be considered as a synonym for the word emoticons because it essentially consists of two words:
“KAO” (顔—“FACE”) AND “MOJI” (文字—“SYMBOL”)
The creativity and emotionality of the Japanese people is a determining factor in the popularity of using emoticons, like nowhere else in the world. Also, Japanese is a language of drawings, where from childhood they begin to comprehend the writing of their hieroglyphs. Every line and dot is very important. A striking example is “Anime” and “Manga”, where the authors convey various emotions through several lines.
It is believed that for the Japanese the most important thing is the eyes. After all, they convey the deep meaning of various emotions. This is how they differ from European emoticons, the ones we are used to, where the mouth stands out more, i.e. smile. And the Japanese, as written above, have eyes (◕‿◕).
Koamoji - Kaomoji are very diverse. Some sources report that there are more than 10,000 thousand of them, and this number can be explained this way:
Typically, Latin and Cyrillic use single-byte character sets, but Japanese requires at least double-byte character sets that contain a wider range of characters. Thus, Kaomoji can depict complex actions and even different stories, not just individual emotions.
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