Thursday, January 23, 2003
Smiley culture (^_^)
From Hiroette (via b3ta) comes this charming selection of Japanese emoticons. You read them straight on, not sideways, and there's precisely the Anime/Hello Kitty slant to them that you might expect. And, unlike most of Japanese technology, ours are smaller than theirs :o)
(^_^) :o)
(^_^)/ hi!
(>_<") ouch!
( ^)(^-^) kiss!
(^O^) being glad!
{{ (>_<) }} it's cold
( ^_^)(^_^ ) good friends
(^_^ )( ^_^) deny strongly
o(^-^o)(o^-^)o o(^-^o)(o^-^)o dancing
(^^)(^^ )(^ )( )( )( ^)( ^^)(^^) turn by smiling
\(^o^)/ wow! - he is pleased so much by raising his hands
(^_-)db(-_^) make a promise by linking little fingers with each other
(^^)// applause - we use it when we want to appreciate so much something
(=^_^;=) a cat which has cold sweat
(^_^X) yakuza (japanese mafia)
<*))>=< fish
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