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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!!!
Kowai by anonymous November 22, 2004
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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!
Kowai by IeatTREES October 6, 2011
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Gackt is KOWAI !
kowai by Anonymous April 8, 2003
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
Kowai 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
Kawaii/Kowai by Cryxal_Rxses March 31, 2022
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O kawaii koto 

"How cute" in Japanese.
No one:
Kaguya: O kawaii koto
O kawaii koto by WeabooDolfy125 April 15, 2019
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