What Does "(^_^)" mean?
It's a smile, aka Emoticons, much like the Eastern's ":-)"! Except Japanese
Smileys are read vertically while Eastern Smileys are read horizontally. Japanese smilies sometimes
have ( ) around them like so: (^_^). But somewhere along the line, people tend to shorten the smiley
like so: ^_^ , but it's still all the same. Here are some traditional japanese smileys and their meanings:
(^_^)
Smile, Happy |
\(^o^)/
Wow!, Excited |
(*^_^*)
Blushing |
|
(>_<)
Ouch! |
(;_;)
Crying Face 1 |
(T_T)
Crying Face 2 |
|
(-_-)
Sleep, Eyes Closed |
(;^_^)
Speachless, Nervous |
(@_@)
Dizzy, Giddy |
|
(^_^)V
Victory! |
((n_n;)P
Defeat, Waving Flag |
(p_-)
Magnifying Glass |
|
(^^)//
Appaluse! |
(u_u)
Annoyed... |
(;u_u)
Really Annoyed |
|
(^_-)
Wink |
(^.^)/~~
Good-bye, Waving |
(^3^)
Kiss |
|
(*_*)
Daydream |
m(_ _)m
Sorry |
o(^_-)O
Punch! |
|
(>_>)
Side Glance |
W('O')W
Roaring In Anger |
(o_o)
Shocked! |
|
(o_O)
Huh?, Brow-Raised |
(=^_^=)
Neko, Cat, Kitten |
(;_;)/~~
Tearful Goodbye |
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