あいきょう
Aikyou
Other forms: 愛敬、愛きょう
Also read: あいぎょう
愛嬌 (Aikyou) is a Japanese noun meaning “charm, attractiveness, amiability, winsomeness”.
Meanings
- nouncharm; attractiveness; amiability; winsomeness
- nouncourtesy; ingratiating behaviour
- nounentertainment; amusement; funusu. as ご愛嬌
Examples
彼女は愛嬌がない。
She is curt.
男は度胸、女は愛敬。
Man is judged by his courage, woman by her charm.
今の負けは御愛嬌さ。
Why, I've let him win just to please him!
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).