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絵文字 — meaning in English

emoji

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English meaning

  • emoji noun A small digital icon used in texts and online messages to represent an emotion, object, or idea.

Senses

絵文字 is used for these senses in English:

  • emoji A digital graphic icon with a unique code point used to represent a concept, object, person, animal or place, originally used in Japanese text messaging but since adopted internationally in other contexts such as social media. Or, by extension, any non-standard emoji-like image inserted inline in text, i.e. an image emoticon.
  • emoticon A graphical representation of a particular emotion of the writer, used especially in SMS, email, or other electronic communication.
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