にっこり (Nikkori) — sweetly (smiling) · Japanese Dictionary · Nantoka

Nikkori

Also read: ニッコリ、にこり、ニコリ

にっこり (Nikkori) is a Japanese adverb meaning “sweetly (smiling), broadly (grinning)”.

Meanings

adverb, adverb (to), suru verbsweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

Examples

彼女はにっこり笑った。
She smiled.
キムはにっこり笑った。
Kim smiled sweetly.
彼女はにっこり挨拶をした。
She greeted us with a smile.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).