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Q:

What emoticon would you choose when you feel like this?

  • うれしい
  • 楽しみ
  • ドキドキ
  • ワクワク
  • やったー!
  • 困った……
  • 悲しい……
  • 大好き
  • ショック
  • はずかしい


A:

There would be more than one answer for each emoticon.

Suppliment:
When Emoji are not available at times like emailing from PC, Kaomoji are used instead. Composed of symbols, Kaomoji describe facial expressions.
These are some common Kaomoji used in Japanese messages. Why don’t you compare them with the ones in English?

(^O^)  o(^-^)o  (^O^)/  p(^^)q  (>_<)  (*_*)  f^_^;  (:_;)  (+_+)  (-.-;)  (-_-)  (v_v)
(@_@)  (;_;)  (^^ゞ  (^_^)  (?_?)  (−_−メ)  (゜▽゜)  !(^^)!  o(><)o  (^人^)
(´Д`)  \(^^:;)  (#^.^#)  (´〜`;)  (∪o∪)。。。 \^o^/ (┬┬_┬┬)  _| ̄|○
(゚o゚) (^−,^) (^^)/  m(_ _)m (*^0)ノ  (`ヘ´) p(^^)q (^_- )  (^_^)v (>_<) 
(-_-;) (*_*) (・O・; (^_^;) (-。-;) <(_ _)> (^o^)/~~~


 

 

 



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