How to say smile in Japanese

JLPTN1
微笑☆【びしょうbishou】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • smile

Example Sentences

「おはようohayou」とtoトムTOMUはha微笑みhohoemiながらnagara言ったitta。
"Good morning," Tom said, smiling.
さぁsaa笑っwaraてte、泣くnakuのnoはha後go！
Smile now, cry later!
一子kazukoちゃんchanはha同じ穴のムジナonajiananoMUJINAかka、同輩douhaiのno親しみshitashimiをwo込めたkometa笑みemiをwo俺oreにni向けるmukeru。
I guess Ichiko is a fellow rule-breaker, she's sending me a smile filled with affection for a comrade.
「怒ってないokottenai。ほらhora見てmite、このkonoにこやかなnikoyakana笑顔egao」「それsoreはha作り笑いtsukuriwaraiってtteいうiuんですndesuよyo」
"I'm not angry. Look, see this smiling face?" "That's what they call a forced smile!"
母hahaはha微笑みhohoemiながらnagara言いましたiimashita。
My mother said it with a smile.

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