Vocabulary

What does にっこり (nikkori) mean?

にっこり means to smile brightly, beam (mimetic adverb: にっこり笑う).

Quick facts
Readingにっこり
Romajinikkori
Part of speechadverb, suru verb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
にっこり
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnikkori

to smile brightly, beam (mimetic adverb: にっこり笑う)

  1. 1adverb · adv-to · suru verb sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

Example sentences

  • She smiled brightly.

  • The baby smiled brightly.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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