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Japanese emoticon guide and translation
Ever stumble upon a Japanese twitter feed or blog and wonder what all those bizarre emoticon faces meant? Known as "Kaomoji" (face words), these emoticons are extremely varied, and can be used to convery a variety of mental states.
Here's a small selection from the bunch:
Emoticon Translation
| （＾_＾） | (Smiling) | ||
| (>_<) | Oh no! | ||
| (ToT) | Crying | ||
| m(_ _)m | Sorry (bow) | ||
（￣ー￣） | Heh. | ||
| (≧∇≦)/ | YAY! | ||
| （￣□￣；） | OMG... | ||
| (#^.^#) | Blush | ||
| （*´▽｀*） | LOVE | ||
| (ーー;) | Ugh... | ||
| (*^▽^*) | Love it! | ||
| (゜∀゜) | YEAH! | ||
| （ ﾟ Дﾟ） | WUH? | ||
| （・∀・） | Heehee | ||
| (´･ω･`) | Aw... | ||
| ヽ（´ー｀）┌ | Chill out | ||
| (*￣m￣) | (Pissed off) | ||
| (‘A`) | Oh god... | ||
| (´ε｀ ) | Meh. | ||
| （⌒▽⌒） | Hehehe | ||
| (°∀°) | Yeah, baby! |
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