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笑顔

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See also: 笑顏 and 笑颜

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
笑 顔
え
Grade: 4 		かお > がお
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
笑顏 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of 笑(え) (e, “smiling; laughing”) + 顔(かお) (kao, “face”).[1][2] The kao changes to gao as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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笑(え)顔(がお) • (egao) ←ゑがほ (wegafo)?

  1. smile, happy face, smiling face
    君(きみ)の笑(え)顔(がお)が見(み)たい。
    Kimi no egao ga mitai.
    I want to see your smile.

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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