Squee

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Squee

This is both a term and a pose that expresses the little leap your heart makes when you see something joyful, cute or amusing. When striking this pose, cross the thumb behind the index finger of one hand to form a small heart. The pose with the fingers reversed is “gyakyun.”

うれしい、
ureshii,
joyful
かわいい、
kawaii,
cute
たのしい
tanoshii
(or) amusing
など、
nado,
[such as]
むね
mune ga
(your) heart
きゅんとときめく
kyunn to tokimeku
(the) little leap makes
ときの
toki no
when
言葉ことば
kotoba,
(a) term
また、
mata,
and
それを
sore wo
[it]
あらわ
arawasu
(that) expresses
ポーズぽーず
po-zu no
(a) pose
こと
koto
both <that>
です。
desu.
(this) is
ポーズぽーず
po-zu wo
(this) pose
する
suru
striking
ときは、
toki ha,
when
片手かたて
katate
one hand
no
of
親指おやゆび
oyayubi to
(the) thumb
人差ひとさゆび
hitosashi’yubi wo
(the) index finger
交差こうさ
kousa
cross
させて
sasete
behind
ちいさな
chiisana
(a) small
ハートマークはーとまーく
ha-toma-ku wo
heart
つくります。
tsukuri masu.
to form
ゆび
yubi wo
(the) fingers
ぎゃく
gyaku ni
reversed
した
shita
with
ポーズポーズ
po-zu wo
(the) pose
「ぎゃきゅん」と
“gyakyunn” to
gyakyun
いいます。
ii masu.
is

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