笑え顔がお

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Refers to a smiling facial expression. Often used in phrases like 笑顔を見せる (show a smile) or 笑顔で (with a smile).

笑え顔がおを見みせるto show a smile
彼かの女じょは久ひさしぶりに笑え顔がおを見みせた。
She showed a smile for the first time in a while.
笑え顔がおで〈動どう詞し〉to do something with a smile
彼かれは笑え顔がおで私わたしたちを迎むかえてくれた。
He greeted us with a smile.
笑え顔がおになるto break into a smile; to cheer up
その知しらせを聞きいて彼かの女じょは笑え顔がおになった。
Hearing the news, she broke into a smile.
笑え顔がおがこぼれるfor a smile to break out naturally
子こ供どもの様よう子すを見みて思おもわず笑え顔がおがこぼれた。
Watching the child, a smile spread across my face before I knew it.
笑え顔がおを作つくるto put on a smile (often forced)
本ほん当とうは悲かなしかったが、笑え顔がおを作つくって写しゃ真しんを撮とった。
I was actually sad, but I put on a smile for the photo.

微笑ほほえみN3
微笑み is a softer, more literary word for a gentle smile, while 笑顔 is the everyday term for a smiling face in general.
笑えみ
笑み is a slightly formal or literary word for a smile, whereas 笑顔 is the common, everyday word for a smiling expression.
ニコニコN3
にこにこ is an adverb describing the act of smiling cheerfully, while 笑顔 is the noun naming the smiling expression itself.
笑わらいN3
笑顔 refers specifically to a smiling facial expression, while 笑い can mean the act of laughing, a smile, or even a sneer depending on context.

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微び笑しょうN1
笑顔 is the common, everyday word for a smiling face, while 微笑 is more literary and implies a subtle, gentle smile rather than a broad one.
スマイルN3
笑顔 is the native, everyday Japanese word for a smiling face, while スマイル is a loanword that sounds more casual, commercial, or stylish.

泣なき顔がおN1
泣き顔 is a crying face, the direct opposite of 笑顔, a smiling face.
すまし顔がお
笑顔 is a warm, smiling expression, in contrast to the cool, composed detachment of すまし顔.
真ま顔がお
笑顔 is a smiling face, the direct opposite of 真顔's unsmiling, serious expression.

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渋じゅう面めん
笑顔 is a smiling, happy face, the direct opposite of the sullen, displeased expression of 渋面.
無む表ひょう情じょうN3
笑顔 is a smiling face full of visible emotion, the direct opposite of the blank, unreadable face described by 無表情.

笑わらい顔がお
笑い顔 looks and sounds similar to 笑顔 but tends to suggest an actual laughing face, while 笑顔 covers any smiling expression, even a quiet one.
満まん面めんN1
笑顔 means 'a smiling face' itself, whereas 満面 just means 'the whole face' and only implies a smile in the set phrase 満面の笑み.

Compound of 笑 (laugh, smile) and 顔 (face). The reading えがお is a standard kun'yomi compound.