Word Meaning ほくそ笑む

ほくそえむ hokusoemu

ほくそ笑む is read as ほくそえむ (hokusoemu) and means to chuckle to oneself.

Meaning

English

to chuckle to oneself
to gloat (over)

Reading

Kana

ほくそえむ

Romaji

hokusoemu

Writing Variants

北叟笑む ほくそえむ hokusoemu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 144268 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

微笑む

ほほえむ

to smile

笑顔

えがお

smiling face

笑い

わらい

sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

笑い声

わらいごえ

(sound of) laughter

笑う

わらう

to laugh

苦笑い

にがわらい

bitter smile

談笑

だんしょう

friendly chat

大笑い

おおわらい

great laughter

苦笑

くしょう

bitter smile

冷笑

れいしょう

sneer

作り笑い

つくりわらい

forced laugh

笑み

えみ

smile