Kowai

1. (adj) Japanese word meaning scary or creepy.
2. (noun) Some guy who plays some online games. He can be scary, but is strangely sexy and studly.

1. That haunted house was kowai! Hold me~ ;,;

2. Kowai just killed everyone in PVP!!!

by anonymous November 22, 2004

Kowai

Kowai is a japanese word.
It means 'scary' or 'frightening' and it is opposite of kawaii wich means 'cute'.

Example 1
<a> Have you seen that face?
<b> Yeah... It's little bit kowai...

Example 2
<a> This is so kowaii! O_O
<b>It's KOWAI and not KOWAII.... tte bayo!
<a> NO! IT ISN'T!
<b> Yes, it is... Baka!

by IeatTREES October 6, 2011

kowai

The Opposite of Sexy, Scary, Frighting

Gackt is KOWAI !

by Anonymous April 8, 2003

Kowai

Kowai, written 怖い (bet you can't do that HA!) is an adjective of Japanese nature. It means "scary", and weebs in particular use it.

NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH KAWAII (かわいい). These two words are almost literally pronounced the same, but have different meanings.

random Japanese guy: "これは怖いだね…" (romaji: kore wa kowai da ne...)
literally everyone: what did that guy say

by 3170_:)_0713 April 30, 2025

Kawaii/Kowai

Kowai / Kawaii sound the same but have different meanings.
Kawaii - Japanese word for cute
Kowai - Japanese word for scary

Never mix up these two words unless you want a real ass whooping.

I’m not using a quote for Kawaii/Kowai

by Cryxal_Rxses March 31, 2022