Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 愛想笑い(あいそわらい) in Japanese

愛想笑い, あいそ笑い, あいそ笑
Kana Reading
あいそわらい, あいそうわらい
Romaji
aisowarai, aisōwarai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    insincere smile; ingratiating smile; forced smile
    Example sentence
    愛想笑いのつもりのもの。 What is intended as a cordial smile.

Examples of 愛想笑い, あいそ笑い, あいそ笑, あいそわらい, あいそうわらい in a sentence

  • 愛想笑いのつもりのもの。

    What is intended as a cordial smile.

Kanji in this word

笑 JLPT 3

10 strokes

laugh

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: わら.う, え.む

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愛 JLPT 3

13 strokes

love, affection, favourite

On'Yomi: アイ

Kun'Yomi: いと.しい, かな.しい, め.でる, お.しむ, まな

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想 JLPT 3

13 strokes

concept, think, idea, thought

On'Yomi: ソウ, ソ

Kun'Yomi: おも.う

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