エモい

えもい
adjective (i-adjective)
emotional, moving
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Presentエモいエモくない
Pastエモかったエモくなかった
て formエモくてエモくなくて
Adverbialエモく
Conditional ばエモければエモくなければ
Conditional たらエモかったらエモくなかったら
1. emotional, moving, nostalgic
Describing something that evokes strong emotions, often nostalgia or sentimentality. From English 'emo'.
The graduation ceremony was so moving.
This song is so emotional.
I took an emotional photo of the sunset.

ETYMOLOGY:
From English 'emotional' or 'emo'. Youth slang that became popular in late 2010s Japan.

USAGE:

CONJUGATION (i-adjective):

  • エモい (plain)
  • エモかった (past)
  • エモくない (negative)
  • エモすぎる (too emotional)

RELATED SLANG:

  • エモーショナル: emotional (formal loanword)
  • (なつ)かしい: nostalgic (standard Japanese)
  • グッとくる: to be moved