微笑み

Japanese

Kanji in this term
微 笑
ほほ
Grade: S 		え
Grade: 4
irregular kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
微笑 (dated)
ほほ笑み

Etymology

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

Noun

微(ほほ)笑(え)み • (hohoemi) ←ほほゑみ (fofowemi)?

  1. smile

Synonyms

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