Illustration: At the entrance of a Japanese apartment, a small child proudly presents a grandmother with a single garden flower, its stem bent from being gripped too tightly.

JLPT N3adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

にっこり

nikkori

with a smile

Example sentences

  1. キムはにっこり笑わらった。

    Kim smiled sweetly.

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  2. 彼女かのじょはにっこり笑わらった。

    She smiled.

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  3. 彼女かのじょはにっこり挨拶あいさつをした。

    She greeted us with a smile.

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