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    3. 照れ笑い

    照れ笑い

    照てれ​笑わらい​

    embarrassed smile

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab27 strokes

    てれわらい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    embarrassed smile, embarrassed laugh, bashful smile

    Stroke 0 / 27

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    照
    て.る・て.らす・て.れる…(3)
    illuminate・shine・compare・bashful
    Kanji
    笑
    わら.う・え.む…(2)
    laugh
    Kanji
    れ
    re
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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