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にっこり

onomatopoeic or mimetic wordadverbadverb taking the と particlenoun or participle taking the aux. verb するverb (generic)noun (generic)

sweetly (smiling), broadly (grinning)

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彼女かのじょはにっこり笑わらって手てを振ふった。

She smiled broadly and waved her hand.

子供こどもは私わたしを見みてにっこりした。

The child looked at me and gave a sweet smile.

先生せんせいはにっこりと頷うなずいて、合格ごうかくだと教おしえてくれた。

The teacher nodded with a broad smile and told me I had passed.

彼かれはにっこり笑わらいながら「大丈夫だいじょうぶだよ」と言いった。

He said 'It's okay' with a gentle smile on his face.

写真しゃしんを撮とられる瞬間しゅんかん、彼女かのじょはカメラに向むかってにっこりと微笑ほほえんだ。

At the moment the photo was taken, she smiled sweetly toward the camera.

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

price, cost; value, worth, merit

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)