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微笑む (ほほえむ): to smile — Japanese vocabulary

微笑む is read ほほえむ and means "to smile". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

微笑む

Reading
ほほえむ · hohoemu
Translation
to smile
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
ほほえむが

Example

彼女の微笑みが喜びを表していた。

かのじょのほほえみがよろこびをあらわしていた。

Her smile expressed joy.

Kanji in this word

  • 微 — faint, minute
  • 笑 — laugh, smile

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