微笑み in Japanese

Forms: 微笑み [canonical] (ruby: 微(ほほ), 笑(え)), hohoemi [romanization], fofowemi [romanization], ほほゑみ [hiragana, historical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Nominative form of 微(ほほ)笑(え)む (hohoemu, “to smile”), corresponding to 頬(ほほ) (hoho, “cheek”) + 笑(え)み (emi, “a smile”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|微%笑む|ほほ%えむ|to smile}} 微(ほほ)笑(え)む (hohoemu, “to smile”), {{ja-compound|頬|ほほ|笑み|えみ|t1=cheek|t2=a smile}} 頬(ほほ) (hoho, “cheek”) + 笑(え)み (emi, “a smile”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ほほえみ|hhira=ほほゑみ}} 微(ほほ)笑(え)み • (hohoemi) ^(←ほほゑみ (fofowemi)?)

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"微笑み" meaning in Japanese

Noun