単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#12,292 most used

ほくそ笑む

ほくそえむ4

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to chuckle to oneself

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

His plan worked, and he chuckled to himself.

written for Tangoya

MEANING

1

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

godan verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives ほくそ笑む this one meaning.

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#12,292 most used

Writtenほくそ笑む only

Can be asked asRead, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium