nani desu ka – 何ですか (なにですか) : a polite expression meaning ‘what? ‘ in Japanese.

: a Japanese cheer or war cry.

So what does kawaii desu ne mean? Kawaii desu ne means, it’s cute, isn’t it? Or as a Canadian… it’s cute, eh? Trust me, if you spend some time in Japan, you’ll definitely hear this phrase… so even better if you learn it now!

If you search for senpai you’ll see sexualized fan-service poses. This means people have made the connection between the honorific and sexuality. Within anime, a female character will sometimes use her looks as a means to be noticed, so the association is built into its popular foundation.

“Watashi wa” (私は) in Japanese means “I”.

The meaning of watashi is “I” or “me.” The kanji for this is 私 and can alternatively be written in kana as わたし. So, the simple meaning of watashi is “I” or “me” and is written 私. Of course, this word rarely appears by itself. Usually, grammatical particles are attached to it to give it a specific use in the sentence.

kimi means “you” wa is particle its a phrase so we cannot say what really means because its only part of a sentence. It’s better to take the whole sentence than asking some part of it.

When you translate English into Japanese, there are many ways to express this. For instance, “I love you.” The conventional translation is, “Watashi wa anata o aishite imasu.” However, few Japanese actually use this expression. “Suki” means “like” and “love.” Many Japanese mean “love” when they use “suki” for a person.

I love you

It is not common to call each other “my love” or “sweetheart” in Japanese. You can call your Japanese partner just saying the name, but it is better not to use the word “Anata”. “Anata” is explained meaning “you” in most Japanese textbooks.

Men are referred to by their name + chan / kun, and women are referred to by their given name only.

You can say ‘오빠(oppa)’ when you call your older brother, male friends/cousins/boyfriend older than you. It’s not common that a girl calls a male friend older than her ‘형(hyeong)’. No boys will like to be called it because it will be highly likely to mean they aren’t attractive to the girl.