By Kjeld Duits, Thursday January 2, 2003 - news
Emoticons are everywhere these days. They are handy, cool, fun, and cute. Japan’s emoticons are super cool. They look like little manga and are preprogrammed into each and every mobile phone
You don’t even need to type them anymore. Just select, and you’re done!
There is an amazing large variety of these Japanese emoticons, Japanese people clearly have a rich imagination. And you don’t have to swivel your head to understand them.
If you’re fed up with reading sideways, try using these cute little smileys for a change:
| (^_^)/ | bye |
| (^0^)/ | happy |
| d=(^o^)=b | yeah! |
| (>_<”) | struggle |
| (x_x) | beat |
| (-.-)y-”“” | smoking |
| (^_-) | wink |
| (-_-)zzz | sleeping |
| (^-^)g” | good |
| (>_<) | frustration |
| (;_;) | crying |
| (+_+) | sleepy |
| (^_^)/”“ | waving |
| (-”“-;) | sweating |
| (T_T) | crying |
| d(^-^) | ok |
| (^^;)/ | don’t ask |
| (;_;)/”“” | sad bye |
| (@_@) | surprised |
| (^_^)V | peace |
| (^_^) | blushing |
| (*_*) | no good |
| m(_ _)m | bow |
| ( ‘_’ ) | no comment |
| (p_-) | checking (magnifying glass) |
Find lots more at Japanese Emoticons
About the AuthorInspired by the stunningly creative street fashion that exploded on the streets of Tokyo and Osaka in the late 1990’s, photo-journalist Kjeld Duits launched JAPANESE STREETS in 2002. This makes JS one of the first fashion blogs on the net, and the very first to cover Japanese street fashion.
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hi,
love ur site but y dunt u put any pics of wut the emoticons look like?? just wondering! plz dunt email me!!!!!!
maryann
Jun 1, 2005 (6284 days ago)
I was looking for this kind of stuff & found what I was looking for.
Thank you! (0)/
erika
Jul 7, 2005 (6248 days ago)
hey ur site is cool , im from londona nd i think japan is the best place ever ,much betta than london :)
beau
Sep 21, 2005 (6172 days ago)
great website… youve done well
seiji
Dec 6, 2006 (5731 days ago)
Wooteh! I’m finding this stuff really useful, great idea! -
Sky-chan
Apr 6, 2009 (4879 days ago)
so nice!! but they are difficult!!
hey, would you mind if I copy some and put them in an article? I will put your name and this website of course n.n
Manana
Apr 7, 2009 (4878 days ago)
Followed your link from Twitter. Am familiar with a lot of these, but found some new ones. So fun!
dosankodebbie
Apr 7, 2009 (4878 days ago)
&lt;(^o^)&gt;
Jul 7, 2013 (3325 days ago)
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