An alternate or older orthographic form of 'kawaii' (cute, charming); means lovable or attractive. In modern usage the form '可愛い' or kana 'かわいい' is more common.
古い日記には『可愛』とだけ書かれていた。
In the old diary it was simply written as '可愛'.
現代では普通『可愛い』と書くが、看板では『可愛』と略すこともある。
Nowadays people usually write '可愛い', but on signs it may be abbreviated to '可愛'.
名字に『可愛』と書く家もあり、読みは『かわい』だ。
There are families whose surname is written '可愛' and pronounced 'Kawai'.