[New Expressions & Buzzwords – October 2025 Issue]

エモい | Emotional

🥹 エモい

🗣️ pronounced: Emoi

🖊️ definition: Emotional

It is a word used when one is deeply moved and experiences “a feeling that is hard to put into words.”

強く感情を揺さぶられ、「言葉にしづらい気持ち」になったときに使う言葉です。

For example, “Today’s sunset is emoi,” it is used for things that strongly touch the heart, such as feelings of being moved, nostalgia, or bittersweetness.

 「今日の夕焼け、エモい」のように、感動・懐かしさ・切なさなど、心にグッときたものに使われます。

Its origin comes from the English word emotional.

語源は英語の emotional です。

This article is from the October 2025 issue of Hiragana Times.

この記事は、月刊誌『ひらがなタイムズ』2025年10月号より掲載しています。