笑み

Japanese

Kanji in this term
笑
え
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 笑(え)む (emu, “to smile”)..

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) えみ​ [èmíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[3]
  • IPA(key): [e̞mʲi]

Noun

笑(え)み • (emi) ←ゑみ (wemi)?

  1. smile

Synonyms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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