照れ笑い

照れ笑い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
照	笑
て Grade: 4	わら Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 照れ (tere, “the 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei), stem or continuative form of the verb 照(て)れる (tereru)”) +‎ 笑い (warai, “laugh”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) てれわ​らい [tèréwáꜜràì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [te̞ɾe̞ɰᵝa̠ɾa̠i]

Noun

照(て)れ笑(わら)い • (terewarai) 

1. embarrassed grin

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN