笑顔

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See also: 笑顏, and 笑颜

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
かお > がお
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
笑顏 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of () (e, smiling; laughing) + (かお) (kao, face).[1][2] The kao changes to gao as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

()(がお) (egaoゑがほ (wegafo)?

  1. smile, happy face, smiling face
    (きみ)()(がお)()たい。
    Kimi no egao ga mitai.
    I want to see your smile.

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (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.