So instead of “beautiful” or “pretty”, I tend to translate “ Kakko ii!” or “ (Name + kun or san) wa kakko ii” (〇〇はカッコいい) as “ You look cool” or “ You’re cool“. In contrast to “kirei” and especially “kawaii”, “ kakko ii” sounds more masculine.
In my opinion, it is the best choice to compliment a good-looking boy or an attractive man. Kakko ii (カッコいい, 格好いい, カッコイイ) means “ attractive“, “ good-looking“, “ cool“, or “ stylish” in English and is the most common Japanese word to tell a boy or man “ You’re beautiful” or “ You look beautiful“.
Kakko ii – For Beautiful and Cool Boys & Men 〇〇の顔がきれい。 Kirei – For Beautiful Women and Sometimes Men 3.
〇〇はきれいだよ。 (Name + chan/kun/san) no kao ga kirei. 君はきれい。 (Name + chan/kun/san) wa kirei da yo. Instead of “da yo” you can also say “ da ne” and “ da na“. It is often used in combination with “ kirei (da yo)” but also other words such as “ kawaii (da yo)“. “ Da yo” (だよ) can also be used to add emphasis to what you are saying. If you want to say it to a Japanese man I would rather use the next phrase or say something like “ (Name + kun or san) no kao ga kirei” (〇〇の顔が綺麗) which means “ You have a beautiful face” or “ Your face is beautiful“. So whenever a Japanese guy says to you “ Kirei” or tells you “ Kimi wa kirei” (君は綺麗) you should be extremely happy. You can hear it all the time in Japan since everything looks “kawaii” and especially women tend to describe everything they see as “kawaii”. In my opinion, the word “ kirei” feels more genuine and meaningful than “kawaii”, but that’s probably just the case because “kawaii” is used for everything and anything. However, it is more commonly used for beautiful women than for beautiful men. In my opinion, it is the second most frequently used word to describe someone or something as beautiful or pretty. The next word on our list is kirei (綺麗, きれい, キレイ) which means “ pretty” or “ beautiful” but sometimes it is also translated as “clean” or “tidy”. Kirei – For Beautiful Women and Sometimes Men 君はかわいいね。 Kawaii – For Cute and Pretty Girls & Women 2. It is also common to add emphasis and say “ so pretty” or “ Pretty!” by adding one or more sentence ending particles such as na (な), yo (よ), or ne (ね). Kun (くん) is another Japanese honorific mostly used for boys. However, generally, it is possible to say something like “ Me ga kawaii” (目が可愛い) which means “ Your eyes are cute/pretty” or “ (Name)-kun wa kawaii” (〇〇くんは可愛い) to a male. After the person’s name, you can add the cute-sounding honorific chan (ちゃん) or for someone you have just met the polite suffix san (さん).įor boys and men, I personally prefer using other words and phrases.
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However, the full sentences “ Kimi wa kawaii” (君は可愛い) or “ (Name) wa kawaii” (〇〇は可愛い) are also commonly used. To tell a girl or woman that they look pretty or cute, just saying “ kawaii” is more than enough. So while the word translates as “cute” in English its meaning is closer to “ pretty” or “ beautiful” and extremely positive. Foreign women usually don’t like to be called “cute”, but most Japanese women like to be called “ kawaii“. Kawaii (可愛い) means “ cute“, “ adorable“, “ charming“, “ lovely“, or “ pretty“. Kawaii – For Cute and Pretty Girls & Women
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Kawaiiīeautiful boy 美少年 How to Say “Beautiful” or “Pretty” in Japanese 1. Utsukushii (美しい) is another word that means “ beautiful” but it is only used for extremely beautiful or gorgeous people, nature, and things. Kawaii (可愛い), kirei (綺麗), kakko ii (カッコいい, 格好いい), and hansamu (ハンサム) are the most frequently used words to say someone is “ beautiful” or “ pretty” in Japanese. How to Say “Beautiful” and “Pretty” in Japanese? How to Say “You Are Beautiful” to Women and Men in Japaneseīefore we are going to take a detailed look at the best phrases to say “You are beautiful” to each gender, let’s take a brief look at the most commonly used Japanese words for “beautiful” and “pretty”. You will also find a lot of example sentences and you are going to learn how to spice up your phrases by saying “ You are so beautiful“. “(Name)-san wa kirei” can be used for bothīelow I will give you a detailed explanation of why you should use “ kawaii” for girls and women, but “ kakko ii” for boys and men.To a woman: “Kimi wa kawaii” or “(Name)-chan wa kawaii”.Simply say: “Kawaii!”, “Kirei!”, or “Kakko ii!”.To say “You are beautiful” in Japanese you can use either of the phrases below: So in this blog post, I explain to you exactly how to say that someone looks pretty in Japanese. Not only the words but also the phrases you should use are different for women and men. Telling someone “ You are beautiful” in Japanese is a bit more tricky than in English because there are a lot of different words that mean “ beautiful” or “ pretty“.
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