微笑む (ほほえむ) — to smile, to grin
微笑む
to smile
Frequency #4866
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
3 characters
混合 mixed
Mixed compound — combines different reading types in a pattern that doesn't fit the standard categories.
godan verb (-mu) · intransitive
Part of speech (JMdict: v5m, vi)
hohoemu
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
ほほえむ[3] nakadaka 中高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- to smile
- to grin