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N3 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

にっこりsmile sweetly, smile, grin

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    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

      1.

      sweetly (smiling), broadly (grinning)

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,

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    にっこりニッコリにこりニコリ

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    Examples

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      (あか)ちゃんに()かってにっこり(わら)う。

      To smile at a baby.

      • N3

      なんで(かれ)にっこりしているか()かりますか?

      Do you know why he's smiling?

      • N3

      そんな無理(むり)にっこりした表情(ひょうじょう)(たも)とうとしなくても(かま)いません。

      You do not have to try to maintain such a forced smile.

      • N3

      (かれ)()えばどんな子供(こども)にっこりさせる(こと)出来(でき)るマジシャンとして有名(ゆうめい)だ。

      He is famous as a magician who can make any child smile.

      • N3

      真顔(まがお)にっこりして()えるおかげで、(みな)から自分(じぶん)がフレンドリーだと認識(にんしき)されている。

      Thanks to the fact that his serious face appears to be smiling, everyone perceives him as friendly.

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