Japanese symbol for “broadly”
にっこり
にっこり
Romaji: nikkori
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
In Japanese, broadly is にっこり (nikkori).
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Meanings
- adv, adv-to, vs sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
Written forms: —. Readings: にっこり、ニッコリ、にこり、ニコリ.
Other Japanese words for “broadly”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ニヤリ | ニヤリ niyari | meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly |
| 哄然 | こうぜん kouzen | (laugh) broadly; (laugh) loudly |
| ニカッと | ニカッと nikatto | (smile) broadly |
| ニタリ | ニタリ nitari | smirkingly; smugly; broadly |
| 豁然 | かつぜん katsuzen | (open up) suddenly (of a view); widely; broadly |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.