What does kawaii mean?

kawaii (noun): (chiefly in the context of Japanese culture) The quality of being kawaii; cuteness. As a hashtag, #kawaii carries this topic across social platforms.

How popular is #kawaii?

In the last 7 days, #kawaii was used 35 times by 29 accounts on the open social web, measured via mastodon.social (Mastodon public tags API).

What hashtags are related to #kawaii?

No related hashtags with measured usage were found for #kawaii.

How much does it cost to own #kawaii?

#kawaii is available as a #name from $520.70 per year. You can claim it by card at https://hashtag.orghttps://hashtag.space/checkout/portal-name?name=kawaii or with tokens on hashtag.space at https://hashtag.space/#kawaii.

#kawaii

Name: #kawaii — a #name on hashtag.org
Brand: hashtag.org
Price: 520.70 USD
Availability: InStock

Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #kawaii from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.

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Uses / 7 days

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Day-by-day usage

measured · mastodon.social (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-10-22 01:54 UTC

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35 uses by 29 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.

Related hashtags

measured · mastodon.social (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-10-22 01:54 UTC

No related tags with measured usage found for #kawaii.

Live pulse

measured · mastodon.social (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-10-22 01:54 UTC

Everything below is measured over the latest 40 public posts (spanning ~180 hours).

Posting hours (UTC) — busiest: 15:00

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Languages: Japanese (18) · English (13) · Chinese (5) · Chinese (China) (1)

Avg boosts / post: 0.1

Used together with

#アニメ ×19 #anime ×19 #vtuber ×16 #patra ×12 #パトラ ×12 #周防パトラ ×12 #バーチャルユーチューバー ×12 #カワボ ×12 #萌え声 ×12 #アニメ声 ×12 #gaming ×12 #雑談 ×12

What “kawaii” means

Wiktionary · Wikipedia

kawaii/kəˈwaɪ.i/

noun(chiefly in the context of Japanese culture) The quality of being kawaii; cuteness.
adjective(chiefly in the context of Japanese culture, ACG) cute, adorable

Full entry on Wiktionary →

Kawaii is a Japanese cultural phenomenon which emphasizes cuteness, childlike innocence, charm, and simplicity. Kawaii culture began to flourish in the 1970s, driven by youth culture and the rise of cute characters in manga and anime and merchandise, exemplified by the creation of Hello Kitty by Sanrio in 1974. The kawaii aesthetic is characterized by soft or pastel colors, rounded shapes, and features which evoke vulnerability, such as big eyes and small mouths, and has become a prominent aspec

“Kawaii” on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) →

#kawaii across platforms

every network with a public tag surface

Follow #kawaii straight to each platform’s own tag page. Where a platform publishes open data we measure it above; the rest lock their numbers behind paid APIs, so we link rather than guess.

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Every number above is measured from a named public API at the shown fetch time. Nothing is estimated or extrapolated. Platforms that lock their data behind paid APIs are not shown. Agents: the same numbers, as JSON, at /api/hashtags/kawaii