godan verb (-su)
smile back; return a smile
Used when someone smiles at you and you smile in return.
彼女が微笑みかけると、彼も微笑み返した。
When she smiled at him, he smiled back.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; the first part is written in kana.
Compound of 微笑み (hohoemi, 'smile') + 返す (kaesu, 'return').