Illustration: On a quiet local train, an older passenger looks down at a toddler who has carefully placed a fallen mitten back on their knee. The passenger's lips remain closed, with the corners lifting gently, and their eyes soften into a calm, warm expression. One hand rests lightly over the returned mitten.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

微び笑しょう

bishou

smile

This reading is formal; 微笑み（ほほえみ） is common in everyday use. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

彼かれは私わたしを見みて皮肉ひにくな微笑びしょうを浮うかべた。
He smiled a cynical smile at me.
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彼女かのじょの顔かおに突然とつぜん微笑びしょうが浮うかんだ。
A smile broke out on her face.
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彼かれは微笑びしょうで悲かなしみを隠かくした。
He disguised his sorrow with a smile.
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Kanji in 微笑

微delicate; minutenessOnビKunかすか
笑laughOnショウKunわらう・えむ

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