にっこり

smile sweetly, smile, grin

What does にっこり mean?

にっこり is a Japanese noun meaning smile sweetly, smile, grin in English. It is written as にっこり in hiragana, and nikkori in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼女は母親を見てにっこりと笑った。

She smiled at the sight of her mother.