照れ笑い

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
照 笑
て
Grade: 4 		わら
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

Compound of 照れ (tere, “the 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei), stem or continuative form of the verb 照(て)れる (tereru)”) +‎ 笑い (warai, “laugh”)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

照(て)れ笑(わら)い • (terewarai) 

  1. embarrassed grin

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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