Where does “kaomoji” come from?
kaomoji (English) comes from Japanese 顔文字, from Japanese 文字, from Middle Chinese 文字.
kaomoji (English): A text-based Japanese emoticon, distinct from a...
Definitions
- A text-based Japanese emoticon, distinct from a...
Ancestry of “kaomoji”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 顔文字 | an emoticon |
| 2 | Japanese | 文字 | a letter, a character; script, writing system; a... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 文字 | — |