可愛 in Chinese / Japanese...

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Adorable / Cute / Lovely

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kě ài

ka wai

可愛 is a Chinese word that means adorable, cute, and lovely.

It also has a similar meaning in Japanese, but it's more often used as the given name Kawai.

In the Buddhist context, it can mean agreeable.

Adorable / Cute / Lovely

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ka wai i

可愛い is a Japanese word that means cute, adorable, charming, lovely, or pretty.

Depending on the context, it can also mean dear, precious, darling, pet, cute little, or tiny.

If you love your child, send them out into the world

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kawaii ko ni wa tabi o sa seyo

If you love your child, send them out into the world Scroll

可愛い子には旅をさせよ is a Japanese proverb that means “If you love your children, send them out on a journey into the world.”

This is kind of similar to the western phrase, “Spare the rod and spoil the child.”

More literally, this reads, “Cute child, a journey granted.”
That “granted” could also be understood as “should be initiated.”

Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
可愛可爱 see styles	kě ài ke3 ai4 k`o ai ko ai kawai かわい	More info & calligraphy: Adorable / Cute / Lovely adorable; cute; lovely (can act as adjective) (See 可愛い・1) cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty; (surname, female given name) Kawai agreeable
可愛い see styles	kawayui かわゆい kawaii / kawai かわいい	More info & calligraphy: Adorable / Cute / Lovely (ateji / phonetic) (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (adjective) (1) (kana only) cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty; (2) (kana only) dear; precious; darling; pet; (3) (kana only) cute little; tiny; (ateji / phonetic) (adjective) (1) (kana only) cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty; (2) (kana only) dear; precious; darling; pet; (3) (kana only) cute little; tiny
可愛い子には旅をさせよ see styles	kawaiikonihatabiosaseyo / kawaikonihatabiosaseyo かわいいこにはたびをさせよ	More info & calligraphy: If you love your child, send them out into the world (expression) (proverb) Spare the rod and spoil the child; If you love your children, send them out into the world
可愛げ see styles	kawaige かわいげ	可愛げ Custom Scroll (noun or adjectival noun) charm (e.g. of an innocent child); lovable nature
可愛事可爱事 see styles	kě ài shì ke3 ai4 shi4 k`o ai shih ko ai shih kaai ji	可愛事 Custom Scroll agreeable circumstances
可愛南 see styles	kaana / kana かあな	可愛南 Custom Scroll (female given name) Kaana
可愛姫 see styles	ai あい	可愛姫 Custom Scroll (female given name) Ai
可愛子 see styles	kaeko かえこ	可愛子 Custom Scroll (female given name) Kaeko
可愛岳 see styles	enodake えのだけ	可愛岳 Custom Scroll (place-name) Enodake
可愛嶽 see styles	enodake えのだけ	可愛嶽 Custom Scroll (surname) Enodake
可愛川 see styles	enokawa えのかわ	可愛川 Custom Scroll (surname) Enokawa
可愛手 see styles	kawaide かわいで	可愛手 Custom Scroll (surname) Kawaide
可愛梨 see styles	kaori かおり	可愛梨 Custom Scroll (female given name) Kaori
可愛樂可爱乐 see styles	kě ài yào ke3 ai4 yao4 k`o ai yao ko ai yao ka aigyō	可愛樂 Custom Scroll delightful
可愛気 see styles	kawaige かわいげ	可愛気 Custom Scroll (noun or adjectival noun) charm (e.g. of an innocent child); lovable nature
可愛菜 see styles	kaana / kana かあな	可愛菜 Custom Scroll (female given name) Kaana
安可愛 see styles	yasukawa やすかわ	安可愛 Custom Scroll (noun - becomes adjective with の) (abbreviation) (slang) cheap and cute
小可愛小可爱 see styles	xiǎo kě ài xiao3 ke3 ai4 hsiao k`o ai hsiao ko ai	小可愛 Custom Scroll cutie; sweetie; (Tw) camisole (women's garment)
裝可愛装可爱 see styles	zhuāng kě ài zhuang1 ke3 ai4 chuang k`o ai chuang ko ai	裝可愛 Custom Scroll to act cute; putting on adorable airs; to pretend to be lovely
不可愛樂不可爱乐 see styles	bù kě ài yào bu4 ke3 ai4 yao4 pu k`o ai yao pu ko ai yao fuka aigyō	不可愛樂 Custom Scroll unlikeable
可愛がり see styles	kawaigari かわいがり	可愛がり Custom Scroll (1) (See かわいがる・1) doting; being affectionate (to); (2) (used ironically; esp. in sports) (See かわいがる・4) training harshly; tormenting
可愛がる see styles	kawaigaru かわいがる	可愛がる Custom Scroll (transitive verb) (1) to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to dote on; to show one's love (for); to cherish; (transitive verb) (2) to show favouritism to; to be partial to; (transitive verb) (3) to fondle; to caress; to pet; (transitive verb) (4) (colloquialism) (used ironically; often as 可愛がってやる) to be tough on; to be rough with; to torment; to train harshly
可愛ゆい see styles	kawayui かわゆい	可愛ゆい Custom Scroll (ateji / phonetic) (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (adjective) (1) (kana only) cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty; (2) (kana only) dear; precious; darling; pet; (3) (kana only) cute little; tiny
可愛之果可爱之果 see styles	kě ài zhī guǒ ke3 ai4 zhi1 guo3 k`o ai chih kuo ko ai chih kuo kaai no ka	可愛之果 Custom Scroll pleasing effects
可愛可樂可爱可乐 see styles	kě ài kě lè ke3 ai4 ke3 le4 k`o ai k`o le ko ai ko le kaai karaku	可愛可樂 Custom Scroll agreeable and pleasant
可愛和美 see styles	kaaikazumi / kaikazumi かあいかずみ	可愛和美 Custom Scroll (person) Kaai Kazumi (1950.3.10-)
可愛山陵 see styles	enosanryou / enosanryo えのさんりょう	可愛山陵 Custom Scroll (place-name) Enosanryō
可愛異熟可爱异熟 see styles	kě ài yì shóu ke3 ai4 yi4 shou2 k`o ai i shou ko ai i shou kaai ijuku	可愛異熟 Custom Scroll desirable results
岡田可愛 see styles	okadakawai おかだかわい	岡田可愛 Custom Scroll (person) Okada Kawai (1948.10-)
エロ可愛い see styles	erokawaii / erokawai エロかわいい	エロ可愛い Custom Scroll (adjective) (slang) sexy, but still cute

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Adorable Cute Lovely	可愛可爱	ka wai / kawai	kě ài / ke3 ai4 / ke ai / keai	k`o ai / koai / ko ai
Adorable Cute Lovely	可愛い可爱い	ka wai i / kawaii
If you love your child, send them out into the world	可愛い子には旅をさせよ	kawaii ko ni wa tabi o sa seyo kawaiikoniwatabiosaseyo kawai ko ni wa tabi o sa seyo
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.