笑顔

• 読み: えがお
• ローマ字: egao
• 漢字の分解: 笑 (shou/e) — smile, laugh; 顔 (gan/gao) — face
• 発音: /e.ɡa.o/

意味

Smiling face; smile. A warm expression showing happiness or friendliness.

A noun combining 笑 (laugh/smile) and 顔 (face). Very commonly used in everyday Japanese. Often appears in phrases like 笑顔になる (to break into a smile), 笑顔で (with a smile), and 笑顔を見せる (to show a smile). Frequently used in descriptions of people and emotional scenes.

例文

1. 彼女はいつも笑顔で挨拶してくれる。
2. 子供たちの笑顔が一番の宝物だ。
3. 久しぶりに母の笑顔を見て安心した。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, emotions, descriptions

トーン: warm

起源と歴史

Composed of 笑 (warau/shou, to laugh or smile) and 顔 (kao/gan, face). The kanji 笑 depicts bamboo (竹) bending, evoking the image of someone bending over with laughter.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal