微笑み

微笑み

Japanese

Kanji in this term
微	笑
Grade: S	え Grade: 4
Irregular

Etymology

Nominative form of 微笑 (ほほえ)む (hohoemu, “to smile”), corresponding to 頬 (ほほ) (hoho, “cheek”) + 笑 (え)み (emi, “a smile”).

Noun

微笑み (hiragana ほほえみ, rōmaji hohoemi, historical hiragana ほほゑみ)

1. smile

Synonyms

• 微笑 (びしょう) (bishō)
• 笑 (え)み (emi)
• 笑顔 (えがお) (egao)