How to say 'Smiling' in Japanese | にこにこ

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The Japanese word for Smiling is 'Nikoniko', written as にこにこ in Japanese.

word

にこにこ

Meaning

Smiling

Reading

Nikoniko

Explanation

The Japanese adverb 'にこにこ (にこにこ)' describes a cheerful, smiling expression or demeanor. It is often used to depict someone who is smiling happily or contentedly. This word is commonly used to describe a person's facial expression or mood. For example: She was smiling「彼女はにこにこしていた」(かのじょはにこにこしていた). The child smiled happily「子供はにこにこ笑った」(こどもはにこにこわらった). It can also be used to describe a warm, friendly atmosphere, as in 'The shopkeeper greeted us with a smile「店主はにこにこと挨拶した」(てんしゅはにこにことあいさつした)'.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Frequency

1728

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word にこにこ

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

に

Reading

hiragana

こ

Reading

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'Nikoniko' means 'Smiling' .

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