Japanese symbol for “meaningfully”
ニヤリ
ニヤリ
Romaji: niyari
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
In Japanese, meaningfully is ニヤリ (niyari).
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Meanings
- adv, adv-to meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
Written forms: —. Readings: ニヤリ、にやり.
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