emoji

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 絵文字(えもじ) (emoji), from 絵(え) (e, “picture”) + 文字(もじ) (moji, “character”). False cognate of English emotion and emoticon, but the coincidental phonetic resemblance may have facilitated its adoption into English.[1] === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈməʊdʒi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈmoʊd͡ʒi/, /iˈmoʊd͡ʒi/ Rhymes: -əʊdʒi Hyphenation: e‧mo‧ji === Noun === emoji (plural emojis or 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. Coordinate terms: emoticon, kaomoji, sticker ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== mojibake pictogram pictograph ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === emoji on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === ojime == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 絵文字(えもじ) (emoji), from 絵(え) (e, “picture”) + 文字(もじ) (moji, “character”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈemoji/, [ˈe̞mo̞ji] Rhymes: -emoji Syllabification(key): e‧mo‧ji Hyphenation(key): emo‧ji === Noun === emoji emoji ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “emoji”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[7] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Alternative forms === émoji === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 絵文字(えもじ) (emoji), from 絵(え) (e, “picture”) + 文字(もじ) (moji, “character”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.mo.(d)ʒi/ Rhymes: -i === Noun === emoji m (plural emojis) emoji (“digital graphic icon used to represent a concept or object”) == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 絵文字(えもじ) (emoji), from 絵(え) (e, “picture”) + 文字(もじ) (moji, “character”). The apparent connection to emotion and emoticon is coincidental. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.mo.d͡ʒi/ Hyphenation: é‧mo‧ji === Noun === emoji (uncountable) a digital graphic icon with a unique code point used to represent a concept or object, originally used in Japanese text messaging but since adopted internationally in other contexts such as social media == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 絵文字(えもじ) (emoji), from 絵(え) (e, “picture”) + 文字(もじ) (moji, “character”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eˈmɔ.d͡ʒi/ Rhymes: -ɔdʒi === Noun === emoji f or m (invariable) emoji === Further reading === emoji in Treccani.it – Neologismi, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Japanese == === Romanization === emoji Rōmaji transcription of えもじ == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from English emoji, from Japanese 絵文字(えもじ) (emoji), from 絵(え) (e, “picture”) + 文字(もじ) (moji, “character”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === emoji m (plural emojis) emoji (“digital graphic icon used to represent a concept or object”) === Further reading === “emoji”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English emoji, from Japanese 絵文字(えもじ) (emoji), from 絵(え) (e, “picture”) + 文字(もじ) (moji, “character”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.ˈmo.d͡ʒi/, /e.ˈmo.ʒi/ Hyphenation: e‧mo‧ji === Noun === emoji n (plural emojiuri) emoji (“digital graphic icon used to represent a concept or object”) ==== Declension ==== === References === “emoji”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === emoyi === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 絵文字(えもじ) (emoji), from 絵(え) (e, “picture”) + 文字(もじ) (moji, “character”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eˈmoxi/ [eˈmo.xi] Rhymes: -oxi Syllabification: e‧mo‧ji Rhymes: -oʝi === Noun === emoji m (plural emojis) emoji (“digital graphic icon used to represent a concept or object”) === Further reading === “emoji”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 絵文字(えもじ) (emoji), from 絵(え) (e, “picture”) + 文字(もじ) (moji, “character”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === emoji class IX (plural emoji class X) emoji (“digital graphic icon used to represent a concept or object”). == Swedish == === Noun === emoji c an emoji ==== Declension ==== === References === emoji in Svensk ordbok (SO) emoji in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) == Turkish == === Etymology === From French émoji, from Japanese 絵文字(えもじ) (emoji), from 絵(え) (e, “picture”) + 文字(もじ) (moji, “character”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.mɔ.ʒi/ === Noun === emoji (definite accusative emojiyi, plural emojiler) emoji (“digital graphic icon used to represent a concept or object”) ==== Declension ====