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Love
Love and kissing Japanese emoticons often use character ♡ (heart) or its combination, for
example, ノ~ ♡ (air kiss). You can also use a set of characters "chu" for a kiss (in Japan it
means a sound of a kiss). Another interesting love emoticons feature is an active presence of
such characters as * or o, which mean "rousy cheeks" and are often used in combination with /, \,
ノ, ノ and ヽ. This emoticons are trying to hide their faces in embarrassment. You can also use
character ε (bow lips), which indicates the desire to hug and kiss. Japanese girls often joke
saying that such kaomoji look like perverts!
(´ ω `♡) ♡( ◡ ‿◡ ) (◕ ‿◕ )♡ (/▽\*)。o○♡
Σ>―(〃°ω°〃)♡→ (´,,•ω•,,)♡
Embarrassment
To show embarrassment, you can use ; character (something like a drop of sweat on a face), or
characters for blush (*, o). In addition, you can try to make your emoticon cover its face by its
hands in embarrassment.
Sympathy
The expression of sympathy or compassion requires at least two Japanese emoticons: one of
them will be upset about something, and the other will calm him down. You can use kaomoji
from "sadness" category for the first type. A key element for the second one will be "a calming
hand" (ノ", ノ'or ヾ) or "shoulder of support" (see examples).
Dissatisfaction
Dissatisfaction can be easily expressed by kaomoji's facial wrinkling. You can use ><
characters for dissatisfied or displeased Japanese emoticons. Additional wrinkles can be added
by # character. You can also express dissatisfaction with eyes like ¬ ¬ or ¯ ¯ and with a well-
chosen mouth. Such techniques are quite common in anime and manga.
(ᗒᗣᗕ)՞ (눈_눈)
Anger
The secret of angry or evil emoticons is in their eyes. Use ` and ´ or ` and ´. Just don't change
the characters' order, otherwise your angry emoticon will become friendly and kind (compare: ` ´
- evil eyes, ´ ` - kind eyes). In addition, you can add "wrinkles" # and their stronger forms: メ or
╬; and 凸 (middle finger) and ψ (claws) as an arm. You can also use "snarl" 皿 or 益.
(ノಥ益ಥ)ノ
Sadness
Sad or crying emoticons are quite easy to create. Use Т Т, ; ;, > < and other characters for crying
eyes. You can also use / \ or ノ ヽ to cover your face.
Pain
Use characters > < combined with special effects like ⌒☆ to show pain. You can also use eyes
of “x” type for “stunned” emoticons. Of course, there are also many other ways.
٩(× ×)۶
Fear
For scared or frightened Japanese emoticons use forward and backward slashes and similar
characters showing that they hide their faces in fear. You can also try to show screaming, waving
their arms and so on.
Indifference
You can make indifferent / whatever emoticons by adding special characters for arms (┐ ┌ or ╮
╭, and various combinations with forward and backward slashes and related characters). You can
use ー ー or ˇ ˇ for indifferent eyes.
ヽ(ー_ー )ノ ヽ(´ー` )┌ ┐(‘~` )┌ ヽ(  ̄д ̄)ノ
┐( ´ д ` )┌ ╮(︶︿︶)╭ ┐( ̄∀ ̄)┌ ┐( ˘ 、 ˘ )┌
┐( ̄ヮ ̄)┌ ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
Confusion
Use "blank eyes" ・ ・. You can add ; or 〃 to strengthen the effect. The eyes like  ̄  ̄ would
be suitable too. Finally, you can add such effects as thinking (・・・), raising hands (┐ ┌ or ╮ ╭
) and propping the head with an arm ( ゞ).
Doubt
For doubt Japanese emoticons use ¬ ¬, ¬ ¬ or arrows. This will create the impression that their
eyes look toward as if they hear a lie.
(↼_↼) (⇀_⇀)
Surprise
For shocked and surprised emoticons use mouth wide open (o, 〇, ロ), surprised eyes (O O, ⊙
⊙) and raised hands. You can also add character Σ (sharp jerk) or some cofusion (character ;).
Furthermore, you can try to use big eyes in combination with small mouth (for contrast).
∑(O_O;) ( : ౦ ‸ ౦ : )
Greeting
For greeting (and farewell) Japanese emoticons you can use forward and backward slashes as a
standard. However, there are a few more interesting options, such as ノ or ノ. And if you want
your emoticon to wave its hand, try to use ヾ, ノ゙ and their various combinations with the "tilde".
Hugging
( ~*-*)~
Winking
Winking Japanese emoticons look cute and they are quite easy to be made. Just use different
characters for left and right eye.
(^.~)
Apologizing
(シ. .)シ
Nosebleeding
If you want to show nosebleeding / nosebleeds like in anime and manga use the following
characters: i, ハ, ;, 〃.
(* ̄ii ̄) ( ̄ハ ̄*) \( ̄ハ ̄) (^་།^)
Hiding
Using character | for hiding emoticons makes them look like if they are peeping from behind the
wall hiding from somebody.
Writing
Character φ looks good as a pen, if you want to make writing emoticons. You can also add a few
underscores or dots to show the process of writing itself.
Running
You can create running Japanese emoticons by adding special motion effects. Among available
charactrers are ε, =, ミ and C.
Use zzZ for snoring. You can also put your sleeping emoticon on a pillow [ ]. Simple as that!
(_ _*) Z z z (x . x) ~~zzZ
Cat
Japanese believe that cats are insanely cute creatures. This explains a variety of anime and
manga fetishes: cat ears and tail, saying "nyaa~" (nyaa - "meow" in Japanese) and other kawaii
things. Therefore, it's not a surprise that in kaomoji main animals are cats. So, if you want your
emoticon to become a nice kitty, use = = for its mustache and ^ ^ for the ears.
Bear
Japanese bear emoticons are easy to identify by their special snout (エ) or ears ʕ ʔ.
ʕ •ᴥ• ʔ ʕ •̀ ω •́ ʔ ʕ •̀ o •́ ʔ
Dog
The secret of dog emoticons is in the ears ∪ ∪. Use these characters instead of brackets.
Rabbit
It’s not a secret that rabbits are extremely cute animals. And emoticons are able to make them
even cuter. You can use x for your rabbit’s face and slashes for its ears.
Pig
You can use (оо), (OO) or (ω) for a pig nose. Add it to your emoticon and you'll get a funny cute
pig.
Bird
For bird japanese emoticons and their mouths (beaks) you can use such characters as Θ or θ. This
is the main idea.
( ̄Θ ̄) (`・Θ・´) ( ˋ Θ ´ ) (◉ Θ◉ )
\( ˋ Θ ´ )/ (・θ・) (・Θ・) ヾ( ̄◇ ̄)ノ〃
Fish
Fish and seafood is an inevitable part of Japanese life. That's why fish and sea creatures
emoticons are quite popular too. You can use << or 彡 for a tail, and )) for the gills.
(°))<< >^)))<~~ ≧( ° ° )≦
Spider
For spider emoticons use characters /\╱\╮╭╲ for the legs and try to add a few pairs of eyes.
Friends
If you want to describe friends and friendship, the best way is to make your Japanese emoticons
holding each others hands. You can use 人, メ, 八 and 爻. Although, there are other suitable
characters. You can try to find them.
Enemies
The concept of "enemy" here is used in a joking manner. Just try to describe how your emoticon
kicks his opponent, or anything like that. You can use special effects like ☆, ミ, 彡 and Σ for
emphasis. You can also use x x for the eyes of unconscious emoticons. All the rest is your
creative approach.
Weapons
Rifle ︻デ═一, sniper rifle ︻┻┳══━一, shotgun ︻┳═一, minigun ✴==≡눈, gun ¬, laser
・・・--------☆, chain ○∞∞∞∞, bow D・・・・・------ →, bomb (((((((((●~*, syringe
―⊂|=0, pepper spray 占~~~~~, jo-jo ~~~~~~~~~~◎, boomerang (( く ((へ, spear ―――→,
grabber ――――C, sword _/ or ¤=[]:::::>, boxing gloves QQ.
Magic
(∩` ロ ´)⊃━炎炎炎炎炎
Food
Japanese like to drink very much! You can use 旦, 口, 且 and similar characters (for example,
simply []) for this purpose. And for hot drinks (tea, coffee) just add ~~ (steam) characters. There
is also a great variety of eating emoticons (see examples in the table below).
Music
Japanese emoticons can also describe musical aspects of life (singing, dancing, listening to
music, etc.). You can just add ♪ character to your kaomoji or change its hands position (if you
want to make it dance).
Games
Japanese can describe even games and sports through kaomoji. Here are a few examples: tennis,
ping pong, volleyball, basketball, ball, boxing, kendo, fishing, bowling, playing video games.
Try to find out what is what.
Ю ○三 \( ̄^ ̄\)
Faces
( °͡ ʖ͜ °͡ ) ( °͡ ʖ̯ °͡ ) ( °͠ ʖ͟ °͡ ) ( ᵔ͡ ʖ͜ ᵔ͡ )
( . •́ _ʖ •̀ .) ( ఠ ͟ʖ ఠ) ( ಠ
͡ ʖ̯ ͡ಠ) ( ಠ ʖ̯ ಠ)
( ಠ ͜ʖ ಠ) ( ಥ ʖ̯ ಥ) ( •͡ ʖ͜ •͡ ) ( ・ื ͜ʖ ・ื)
( ͡ ʖ͜ ͡ ) (≖ ͜ʖ≖) (ʘ ʖ̯ ʘ) (ʘ ʖ͟ ʘ)
(ʘ ʖ͜ ʘ)
Special
No specific category emoticons are added here. So each of them has special description.
٩(ˊ〇ˋ*)ﻭ waking up
(-‸ლ) facepalm
(oT-T)尸 surrender
[$
̲̅ ̲̅(̲̅ °͡ ʖ͜ °͡ )̲̅ ̲̅$̲̅] money
( ̄﹃ ̄) hungry
( ・ω・)☞ pointing
(◕ ‿◕ ✿) cute face
(  ̄.)o- 【 TV 】 watching TV
`、ヽ`ヽ`、ヽ(ノ><)ノ `、ヽ`☂ヽ`、ヽ catching umbrella in the rain