smile mimetics (にこり/にたり/にやり/にんまり)
onomatopoeia3 sentences
Japanese has a rich vocabulary of mimetics for different kinds of smiles: にこり (warm/friendly), にたり (knowing/sinister), にやり (mischievous/smug), にんまり (satisfied). A precision English lacks.
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Japanese has a rich vocabulary of mimetics for different kinds of smiles: にこり (warm/friendly), にたり (knowing/sinister), にやり (mischievous/smug), にんまり (satisfied). A precision English lacks.