可愛い in Chinese / Japanese...

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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
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
きも可愛い see styles	kimokawaii / kimokawai きもかわいい	きも可愛い Custom Scroll (can act as adjective) (slang) (colloquialism) being both repellant and attractive at the same time; being both cute and disgusting
グロ可愛い see styles	gurokawaii; gurokawaii / gurokawai; gurokawai グロかわいい; グロカワイイ	グロ可愛い Custom Scroll (adjective) grotesque but cute
ブサ可愛い see styles	busakawaii / busakawai ブサかわいい	ブサ可愛い Custom Scroll (adjective) (slang) ugly but cute; adorably ugly
ブス可愛い see styles	busukawaii / busukawai ブスかわいい	ブス可愛い Custom Scroll (adjective) (colloquialism) ugly but cute; adorably ugly
大人可愛い see styles	otonakawaii / otonakawai おとなかわいい	大人可愛い Custom Scroll (exp,adj-i) adult-cute; grown-up but girlish; fashion style of adult women characterized by makeup and clothing that subtly emphasizes cuteness
格好可愛い see styles	kakkoukawaii / kakkokawai かっこうかわいい	格好可愛い Custom Scroll (exp,adj-i) cool and cute; cool in a cute way; cute in a cool way
かっこ可愛い see styles	kakkokawaii / kakkokawai かっこかわいい	かっこ可愛い Custom Scroll (exp,adj-i) cool and cute; cool in a cute way; cute in a cool way
可愛いこちゃん see styles	kawaiikochan / kawaikochan かわいいこちゃん	可愛いこちゃん Custom Scroll (colloquialism) popsy; cutie; sweetie
可愛い子ちゃん see styles	kawaiikochan / kawaikochan かわいいこちゃん	可愛い子ちゃん Custom Scroll (colloquialism) popsy; cutie; sweetie
馬鹿な子ほど可愛い see styles	bakanakohodokawaii / bakanakohodokawai ばかなこほどかわいい	馬鹿な子ほど可愛い Custom Scroll (exp,adj-i) (proverb) a foolish child is more precious
可愛い(ateji) see styles	kawaii(p); kawayui; kawaii(sk); kawaii(sk); kawaiii(sk); kawaai(sk); kawaee(sk) / kawai(p); kawayui; kawai(sk); kawai(sk); kawaii(sk); kawai(sk); kawaee(sk) かわいい(P); かわゆい; カワイイ(sk); カワイい(sk); かわいーい(sk); かわーい(sk); かわえー(sk)	(adjective) (1) (kana only) cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty; (adjective) (2) (kana only) dear; precious; darling; pet; (adjective) (3) (kana only) innocent; childlike; childish; lovable; (adjective) (4) (kana only) dainty; little; tiny
Variations: きも可愛いキモ可愛い see styles	kimokawaii(kimo可愛i); kimokawaii(kimo可愛i); kimokawaii / kimokawai(kimo可愛i); kimokawai(kimo可愛i); kimokawai きもかわいい(きも可愛い); キモかわいい(キモ可愛い); キモカワイイ	(adjective) (slang) both repellant and attractive at the same time; both cute and disgusting
Variations: 大人可愛い大人かわいい see styles	otonakawaii / otonakawai おとなかわいい	(exp,adj-i) adult-cute; grown-up but girlish; fashion style of adult women characterized by makeup and clothing that subtly emphasizes cuteness
Variations: カッコ可愛いかっこ可愛い格好可愛い see styles	kakkokawaii(kakko可愛i); kakkoukawaii(格好可愛i); kakkokawaii; kakkokawaii(kakko可愛i) / kakkokawai(kakko可愛i); kakkokawai(格好可愛i); kakkokawai; kakkokawai(kakko可愛i) カッコかわいい(カッコ可愛い); かっこうかわいい(格好可愛い); カッコカワイイ; かっこかわいい(かっこ可愛い)	(exp,adj-i) (See 格好・かっこう・2) cool and cute; cool in a cute way; cute in a cool way
Variations: かわいい子には旅をさせよ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	(expression) (proverb) spare the rod and spoil the child; let your darling child travel
Variations: 可愛い子ちゃん可愛いこちゃんかわいい子ちゃん see styles	kawaiikochan / kawaikochan かわいいこちゃん	(colloquialism) (See かわい子ちゃん・かわいこちゃん) cutie; sweetie
Variations: 馬鹿な子ほど可愛いバカな子ほど可愛いバカな子ほどかわいい(sK) 馬鹿な子ほどかわいい(sK) see styles	bakanakohodokawaii / bakanakohodokawai ばかなこほどかわいい	(exp,adj-i) (proverb) a foolish child is more precious

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

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)
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.