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ブス可愛い (ブスかわいい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ブス可愛いぶすかわいい

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Meanings

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i-adjective

ugly but cute; adorably ugly

colloquial

Colloquial term describing someone or something that is not conventionally attractive but has a charming, endearing quality.

あの子こ、ブス可愛いかわいいよね。
That girl is ugly but cute, isn't she?
このキャラクター、ブス可愛

かわい

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好す

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I like this character because it's adorably ugly.

Kanji

可can, passable, approval
愛love, affection, favourite

Similar words

ブス
Means 'ugly woman' and is strongly derogatory. ブス可愛い softens the insult by adding cuteness.
可愛いかわいい
Standard word for 'cute'. ブス可愛い combines it with ブス to create a specific slang nuance.

Etymology

Compound of ブス (busu, 'ugly woman') and 可愛い (kawaii, 'cute'). The exact origin is uncertain, but it emerged in colloquial Japanese to describe a paradoxical charm.