Japanese symbol for “sweetly”
にっこり
にっこり
Romaji: nikkori
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
In Japanese, sweetly is にっこり (nikkori).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
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.
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.
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