きゅんです
의미: My heart just fluttered — the feeling of falling for someone or being moved by something adorable.
きゅん is the onomatopoeia for a heart-squeezing sensation — that flutter you feel when seeing something or someone irresistibly cute or romantic. Adding です makes it a declarative statement: 'that's a heart flutter.' It went viral on TikTok in 2020 with a hand gesture trend (making a small heart with fingers). While the trend peaked, the word きゅん itself remains widely used.
예문
- 彼がさりげなく荷物持ってくれて、きゅんです。 他不经意间帮我拿行李,きゅんです。Él me cogió las bolsas disimuladamente, me dio un vuelco el corazón.그가 슬쩍 짐을 들어줘서 큥데스.
- 子犬がこっち見てる、きゅんです。 小狗看着这边,きゅんです。El cachorro me está mirando, me derrito.강아지가 이쪽을 보고 있어, 큥데스.
- 推しがファンに手振ってるの見てきゅんです。 看到推向粉丝挥手,きゅんです。Ver a mi ídolo saludando a los fans me hizo palpitar el corazón.최애가 팬들에게 손 흔드는 거 보고 큥데스.
발음
/kjɯɴ.de.sɯ/
사용 가이드
맥락: social media, TikTok, friends
어조: romantic, cute, gushing
✓ 올바른 표현
- あのシーンきゅんです (That scene gave me butterflies)那个场景きゅんです(那个场景让我心动了)Esa escena me hizo palpitar el corazón (That scene gave me butterflies)그 장면 큥데스 (그 장면에서 심쿵했어)
- 好きな人に話しかけられてきゅんです (My crush talked to me and my heart fluttered)被喜欢的人搭话了きゅんです(被暗恋的人搭话了,心跳加速)La persona que me gusta me habló y se me aceleró el corazón (My crush talked to me and my heart fluttered)좋아하는 사람이 말 걸어줘서 큥데스 (짝사랑이 말을 걸어줘서 심장이 두근거렸어)
✗ 잘못된 표현
- 男性が目上の人の前で「きゅんです」は違和感がある (Using きゅんです in front of superiors sounds out of place — it is a casual, cute expression)男性在长辈面前说「きゅんです」会有违和感(在上级面前使用きゅんです会显得不合适——这是一个很随意、可爱的表达)Usar きゅんです delante de superiores suena fuera de lugar — es una expresión informal y tierna (Using きゅんです in front of superiors sounds out of place — it is a casual, cute expression)남성이 윗사람 앞에서 「きゅんです」는 어색함 (윗사람 앞에서 きゅんです를 사용하면 어색합니다 — 가볍고 귀여운 표현이기 때문입니다)
흔한 실수
- Thinking きゅんです is only for romantic situations — it can be used for anything adorable (pets, cute moments, etc.)
- Not knowing the gesture: pinching thumb and index finger together to make a tiny heart
기원과 역사
きゅん is a long-standing onomatopoeia for the heart-tightening feeling of attraction. The phrase きゅんです became a viral TikTok trend in 2020, often accompanied by a finger-heart gesture. The TikToker ひなた created the original choreography that made it explode.
문화적 배경
Era: 2020 TikTok viral trend
Generation: Gen Z, especially teens and young adults
Social background: Youth culture, social media
Regional notes: Used across Japan. The TikTok trend made it mainstream, though きゅん as a feeling has existed in Japanese for decades.
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