kaomoji
/ˈkaʊmoʊd͡ʒi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "For example, the typical emoticon for smile, :-), is the kaomoji ^--^."
- "Katsuno and Yano (2002) insisted that the development of kaomoji (emoticon in Japanese) online has important connections with Japanese popular culture."
- "According to Nishimura, kaomojis are so frequently used in Japan that they have been “codified” in dictionaries."
- "Going back to the kaomojis, note that, even in their highly abstract form, they are capable of displaying emotions. In order of display, the kaomojis show happiness, indifference, love, dissatisfaction, and anger."
- "Kaomojis are not used much in Western culture, but they are like emoticons except they can be read front-on and are from a fuller set of keyboard characters."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkaʊmoʊd͡ʒi/
- British English: /ˈkaʊməʊd͡ʒi/