ほくそ笑む (ほくそえむ) — to chuckle to oneself, to gloat (over) | Kakuso

Vocabulary

Meaning

to chuckle to oneself and to gloat (over)

Practice Writing

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Stroke: 1/0

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Component Analysis

ほくそ笑む

to chuckle to oneself, to gloat (over)

ほくそえむ

笑

わら.う, え.む, ショウ

竹

夭

early death, calamity

わか.い, わかじに, ヨウ

丿

katakana no radical (no. 4)

えい, よう, ヘツ

大

おお-, おお.きい, ダイ

一

one, one radical (no.1)

ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ

人

ひと, -り, ジン

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