miserable, unhappy
→
dear, darling
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Semantic evolution | |
| language 1 | Old Japanese | |
| language 2 | Japanese | |
| lexeme 1 | kawayushi | |
| lexeme 2 | kawaii | |
| meaning 1 | pitiful | 箭(さ)ヲ立テヽ[鬼ヲ]殺サムハナホカハユシ readies an arrow, yet feels sorry to kill [the demon] ("Konjaku-monogatari" 26-5) |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | loveable, cute | かわいい赤ちゃんですね。 Kawaii akachan desu ne. What an adorable baby! |
| reference | Shin waei daijiten | |
| comment | reference for Old Japanese: |
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