笑顔

See also: 笑顏 and 笑颜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
笑 顔
え
Grade: 4		 かお > がお
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

笑顔 (hiragana えがお, rōmaji egao, historical hiragana ゑがほ)

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

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: 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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