Vocabulary

What does 微笑む (ほほえむ, hohoemu) mean?

微笑む (ほほえむ, hohoemu) means to smile.

Quick facts
Readingほほえむ
Romajihohoemu
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ほほえむ
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhohoemu

to smile

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to smile

Example sentences

  • She smiled gently.

  • The baby looked at me and smiled.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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