smile

hohoemu

meaning: smile

state

feeling

direction

examples

うまくいったのか、かれ一人ひとり微笑ほほえんでた。

umaku itta no ka, kare wa hitori de hohoendeta.

Something must have gone well — he was smiling to himself. casual

彼女かのじょなにわずにしずかに微笑ほほえみました。

kanojo wa nani mo iwazu ni shizuka ni hohoemimashita.

She said nothing and simply smiled quietly. neutral