ほほ
微
え
笑
　
み
かえ
返
　
す

Godan verb

  1. to smile back (at a person), to answer someone's smile.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほほ
微
え
笑
　
み
かえ
返
　
す
 微笑み返す ほほえみかえす
　
ほ
　
ほ
　
え
　
み
かえ
返
　
す
 ほほえみ返す ほほえみかえす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

delicate, minuteness, insignificance
ビ　かす.か　み (7th, N1)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
bare hill(屼) variant
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
laugh
わら.う　え.む　ショウ (4th, N3)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
early death, calamity
ヨウ　オウ　カ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
return, answer, fade
かえ.す　ヘン (3rd, N3)
anti-
ハン　タン　そり (3rd, N3)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)