Japanese

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Alternative spellings
ほくそ笑む
北叟笑む

Etymology

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Possibly from 北叟 (hokuso, alteration from 北叟 (hokusou)) +‎ 笑む (emu, to smile). Alternatively, 北叟 may be ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ほくそえむ (hokusoemuほくそゑむ (fokusowemu)?intransitive godan (stem ほくそえみ (hokusoemi), past ほくそえんだ (hokusoenda))

  1. to gloat, chuckle

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN