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キュン

kyun

🇯🇵 Japanese slang from Tokyo

What does “キュン” mean?

a heart flutter

Example

“その笑顔にキュンとした”
sono egao ni kyun to shita
That smile gave me butterflies

Good to know

キュンです with a finger heart 🫰 was a huge TikTok trend.

Who you can say it to

Fine with anyone

❤️ Love

The textbook way to say it: ときめく

Heard in a conversation

The group date

Aya ガチで脈ありだよ!ミキ、帰りずっとシュンの話してたもん。両思いじゃん。
She's totally into you! Miki talked about you the whole way home. It's mutual!
Shun やばい、キュンとした。次は告るわ!
OMG, my heart fluttered. Next time I'll ask her out!

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