Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fairy kei

/ˌfɛəɹi ˈkeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: fairy kei
IPA: /ˌfɛəɹi ˈkeɪ/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese fashion style influenced by pop culture of the 1980s, characterized by pastel colours and whimsical, childlike elements such as toys, candy, or unicorns.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Followers of fairy-kei — a light and fluffy '80s throwback look — stock up on candy-coloured accessories at 6% Doki Doki […]"
"“I'm into the fairy kei/decora vibe, which is kawaii [Japanese for “cute”] and very pastel,” he says."
"Most fairy-kei has a colour scheme of pastel colours adding to the childlike wonder of the style, as well as including chunky jewelry, oversized t-shirts and long socks, paired to large light-up trainers or similar."

Etymology

From Japanese フェアリー系 (fearī-kei, literally “fairy style”), from フェアリー (fearī, “fairy”) (itself from English fairy) + 系 (kei, “style”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: フェアリー系, fairy

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

fairy-kei (alternative)

Phrases

mori kei visual kei

Frequently Paired Words

mori kei visual kei

Questions

How do you pronounce fairy kei?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɛəɹi ˈkeɪ/.
What does fairy kei mean?: A Japanese fashion style influenced by pop culture of the 1980s, characterized by pastel colours and whimsical, childlike elements such as toys, candy, or unicorns.
Where does fairy kei come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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