How to say "girly" in Japanese

• ガーリー
  na-adjectiveCovers 'girly' as a cute, feminine style or look. The katakana borrowing of the English word, it is especially at home in fashion and design contexts.
• 乙女チックおとめチック
  na-adjectiveCovers 'girly' with a maidenly nuance: sweet, romantically tinged girlishness, from 乙女 'maiden'. Often used with a light, playful feel, whether of styles, tastes, or behavior.
• 女の子っぽいおんなのこっぽい
  expression, i-adjectiveCovers 'girly' or 'girlish' in the plain, literal sense of 'like a girl' (女の子 'girl' + っぽい '-ish'), the most self-explanatory of the three. Used for straightforward description of appearance, manner, or behavior.

All three are less common ways to render 'girly': 「ガーリー」 for a cute, feminine style, 「乙女チック」 for maidenly, romantic sweetness, and 「女の子っぽい」 for the plain, transparent sense of 'like a girl'.

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• ガーリーgirly
• 乙女チックおとめチックgirly
• 女の子っぽいおんなのこっぽいgirly