How to say 'Smile' in Japanese | にっこり

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The Japanese word for Smile is 'Nikkori', written as にっこり in Japanese.

word

にっこり

Meaning

Smile

Reading

Nikkori

Explanation

The Japanese adverb 'にっこり' describes a gentle or warm smile. It conveys a sense of cheerfulness or friendliness, often used to depict a soft, pleasant smile. For example: She smiled gently「彼女はにっこりと笑った」(かのじょはにっこりとわらった). He smiled warmly at the child「彼は子供ににっこりと笑いかけた」(かれはこどもににっこりとわらいかけた). This word is commonly used in both spoken and written Japanese to express a kind or happy demeanor.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Frequency

6835

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word にっこり

This word contains 4 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

に

Reading

hiragana

こ

Reading

hiragana

り

Reading

hiragana

つ

Reading

Tsu

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'Nikkori' means 'Smile' .

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