Illustration: At a neighborhood tofu shop, the shopkeeper leans slightly across the counter to hand a container to a small child shopping with a grandparent. Their eyes curve gently above a broad, relaxed smile, and their free hand rests open in welcome.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

にこやか

nikoyaka

smiling, cheerful

Example sentences

  1. トムはいつもにこやかだね。

    Tom is always smiling.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼女かのじょはいつも明あかるくてにこやかだ。

    She is always cheerful and smiling.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. メリーのにこやかな顔かおは彼女かのじょの幸しあわせを表あらわしていた。

    Mary beamed her happiness.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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