Vocab Info

N4 Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

ニヤニヤgrinning, smirking

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    1. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

      1. 1.

        grinning, smirking

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    ニヤニヤにやにや

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    Examples

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      彼女(かのじょ)ニヤニヤしています。

      She is smirking.

      • N4

      なんで(きみ)ニヤニヤしているの?

      Why are you smirking?

      • N4

      (はは)ニヤニヤしているのには(かなら)理由(りゆう)があるはずだ。

      There is definitely a reason why mom is grinning.

      • N4

      「こういう(とき)はあまりニヤニヤしない(ほう)()いですよ。」

      'It would be best to not smirk so much at a time like this.'

      • N3

      ニヤニヤしていたせいで(おこ)られたのなら、ニヤニヤしなければ()かった。

      If someone got angry at you because you were smirking, you shouldn't have been doing it.

      • N3
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