"愛くるしい" meaning in Japanese

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Adjective

IPA: [a̠ikɯ̟ɾɯ̟ɕiː] Forms: 愛くるしい [canonical] (ruby: (あい)), aikurushii [romanization], 愛くるしく [adverbial] (ruby: (あい))
Head templates: {{ja-adj|あいくるしい|infl=i}} 愛(あい)くるしい • (aikurushii) -i (adverbial 愛(あい)くるしく (aikurushiku))
  1. sweet, cute
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