ITS KANJI
IN A SENTENCE
計画がうまくいって、彼はほくそ笑んだ。
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