Kawaii drawings are tiny, round and happy. Kawaii means cute in Japanese, and the style is simple: soft shapes, small dot eyes, little blush marks and a tiny smile.
This page has 64 kawaii drawings to copy. The first sheet is 16 kawaii faces, and the others put those faces on food, animals and everyday things. Every idea has its own free download, and the PDF has all four sheets plus a practice page.
What’s in the PDF
- 4 idea sheets with 16 drawings each: kawaii faces, kawaii food, kawaii animals and kawaii things
- Your Turn: a practice page with six boxes
- A cover page, all on US Letter paper
64 kawaii drawings to copy
Learn the faces first. Then pick any food, animal or object and give it one of those faces.
Kawaii Faces
Every kawaii drawing uses one of these faces. Practice them on a plain circle first, then put them on anything.
Kawaii Food
Kawaii food is just a simple food shape with a tiny face.
Kawaii Animals
Kawaii animals are mostly a big round head with ears. The body can be tiny or left out.
Kawaii Things
Look around: almost anything turns kawaii with a small face and soft corners.
How to draw in the kawaii style
- Round everything. Turn sharp corners into soft curves.
- Keep it small and simple. Leave out tiny details.
- Put the face low. The eyes sit near the middle or lower, wide apart.
- Use tiny features. Two dots for eyes and a very small mouth.
- Add blush. Two small ovals on the cheeks finish every kawaii drawing.
Your turn: the practice page
The practice page has six empty boxes with a light dot grid. Pick six ideas from this page, draw one in each box and write its name on the line.
Tips for kawaii drawings
- Use a black fineliner for even, clean lines.
- Color with pastels: pink, mint, lilac, peach and baby blue.
- Add a few sparkles or little hearts around the drawing.
- Draw a whole row of kawaii food or animals to make stickers or a planner page.
Download the full sheets
Prefer whole pages? Click a link to open a full idea sheet, then print it or save it. The PDF with every page is in the download box.
More cute ideas: 90 cute drawings, 80 cute doodles, 36 cute cat drawings and 45 cute animal drawings. To color: kawaii coloring pages.
FAQ
What does kawaii mean?
Kawaii is the Japanese word for cute. In drawing it means small, round shapes with tiny faces, dot eyes and blush on the cheeks.
How do you draw kawaii?
Draw a simple round shape, then add two dot eyes low on it, a tiny smile and two small blush ovals. That face turns almost anything kawaii.
What are easy kawaii things to draw?
A cloud, a rice ball, a heart, a mushroom, a cat face or a cup of coffee. Each is one simple shape plus a face.
Can I print just one drawing?
Yes. Every idea above has its own download link. Click it to open the full-size picture, then print it or save it.
Can I use these pages in my classroom?
Yes. The pages are free for personal and classroom use. Print a copy for every student, and link to this page instead of sharing the PDF file.
