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kaomoji
- /ˈkaʊməʊd͡ʒi/ UK
- /ˈkaʊmoʊd͡ʒi/ US
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From Japanese 顔(かお)文(も)字(じ) (kaomoji), from 顔(かお) (kao, “face”) + 文(も)字(じ) (moji, “letter, character”).
noun kaomoji · kaomojis
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A text-based Japanese emoticon, distinct from a Western emoticon in that it is not rotated sideways, and often includes a larger variety of characters (originally from Shift JIS, now including Unicode).
While kaomoji and emoji express contexts or moods that cannot be conveyed through textual information alone, they are also used to compensate for the lack of personalization in electronic text that otherwise exists in hand-written form.
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Talk about this word "kaomoji." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kaomoji. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. kaomoji. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kaomoji "kaomoji." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kaomoji.Cite this
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title = {kaomoji},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kaomoji},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
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