Hajimi (哈基米)
What it means
哈基米 is a phonetic borrowing of the Japanese word hachimitsu (honey). On Chinese platforms it became tied to round, smug orange cats and now works as a nickname for cats, a cuteness exclamation or pure nonsense.
Where it came from
Chinese Idioms explains the sound comes from the "Honey Song" clip associated with an anime character; remixes were paired with cat videos, exploded on Bilibili and Douyin by mid-2025 and spilled onto global TikTok.
How popular is it?
- YouTube search for
hajimi cat: about 2,434 results, 149 uploaded this month (YouTube's own rough estimate, may include unrelated videos; search, read 2026-10-31 15:58 MSK)
Public counts only, copied as shown on the day we read them. Google Trends and Reddit search were not reachable from our server, so they are not included.
Timeline
- 2025"Honey Song" remixes paired with cat videos
- Mid 2025Big on Bilibili/Douyin
- 2026Global TikTok usage; "Hajimi-fication" of everything
How people use it
Caption any cat video "哈基米🐱" or call a silly pet "my hajimi".
Caption ideas
FAQ
Is Hajimi a crypto coin?
The meme is not; any token using the name is unrelated to the original meme.
Sources
Last checked 2026-10-31. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
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