ほくそ笑む | Japanese meaning

ほくそ笑む【ほくそえむ】

Frequency rank: 10,233. – 10,248.

Godan verb with 'mu' ending; intransitive verb

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

Forms

ほくそ笑む【ほくそえむ】Frequency rank: 10,233. – 10,248.
北叟笑む【ほくそえむ】
ほくそえむ

Generated definitions (experimental)

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

This phrase describes the act of quietly laughing or feeling pleased about something, often used when someone takes pleasure in another's misfortune or when they have achieved something.

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He chuckled to himself when he achieved success.

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She gloat over her friend's failure.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to chuckle to oneselfthe act of chuckling to oneselfto gloat in one's heartto gloat over victoryto chuckle to oneself knowing a secretto gloat over someone's failureto wear a smug smileto gloat with a triumphant smilea gloating expressionthe moment of gloating

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

おもいとおり思い通りにこと事がすすみ進み、しめしめとひとり一人でわらう笑う．.

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