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Japanese
| Alternative spelling
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| 笑顏 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
Compound of 笑 (e, “smiling; laughing”) + 顔 (kao, “face”).[1][2] The kao changes to gao as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
笑顔 • (egao) ←ゑがほ (wegafo)?
- smile, happy face, smiling face
- 君の笑顔が見たい。
- Kimi no egao ga mitai.
- I want to see your smile.
Synonyms
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.