It's interesting to me that "emoticon" and "emoji" look so similar but are etymologically unrelated.
"emoticon" - "emotion" + "icon"
"emoji" - 絵 ("e", meaning "picture" or "art") + 文字 ("moji", meaning "(written) character" or "kana")
It's interesting to me that "emoticon" and "emoji" look so similar but are etymologically unrelated.
"emoticon" - "emotion" + "icon"
"emoji" - 絵 ("e", meaning "picture" or "art") + 文字 ("moji", meaning "(written) character" or "kana")
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