THE WORD · N3
にっこり
smile gently ; smile
Noun · Verbe · Adverbe · Group 3 verb
彼女は母親を見てにっこりと笑った。
She smiled when she saw her mother.
Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: bunbuku · French : Aiji
Parts of speech
Adverbe · Adverbe used with と · Verbal noun that can combine with する
The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.
Verb group: Group 3 (irregular) (for construction with する)
English dictionary meanings
- sweetly (smiling)
- broadly (grinning)