The word kawaii means lots of things in Japanese but most people use it for the word cute.
Kawaii means cute in Japanese and is used to refer to something cute or adorable.
A word used by Japanese people meaning "cute" or "adorable". Many anime fans will also use this word.
Hetalia fan 1: I saw a picture of Ivan Braginski and Yao Wang cuddled in a scarf on deviantART!
Hetalia Fan 2: KAWAII-ARU~!
Soul Eater Fan 1: Death The Kid saw something symmetrical and his eyes were all big and sparkly!
Soul Eater Fan 2: SO KAWAII!
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This word, meaning cute, is only used by the Japanese or pathetic Americans who either want to be Japanese or don't want to be caught using the word cute.
SomeGuy143: OMG dude that pic is so kawaii!!!!!
KillNubs776: WTF DOES THAT MEAN MAN??!?
KawaiiChick3495: Gay....
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Expression used usually by terribly obesed girls with a contorted frame of mind that's prone to cute things/anything to do with Japan to make up for their lack of aesthetic beauty.
Japanese Girl:"shuuu kawaii! eheh?"
American Girl:"Aww how cute. heh."
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