Meaning
苦笑い (にがわらい, nigawarai) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “bitter smile”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 7
彼は苦笑いを浮かべた
A wry smile rose on his lips.
私は苦笑いした。
I gave a grim smile.
彼女はみんなに苦笑いされた。
Everyone smirked at her.
彼は苦笑いをして間違いを言い直した.
He corrected his mistake with an embarrassed [a wry] smile.
中松は自分の頓馬な質問に苦笑いしました。
Nakamatsu smiled bitterly at his own stupid question.
ただ何もしないだけです。データに何か起きたら苦笑いして耐えてください！
Just do nothing. If anything happens to the data, give a wry smile and bear it!
皆が大笑いしてしまい、これ以上議論をする空気でなくなってしまい、椅子を引かれた当人も苦笑いの内に会議は無事まとまったという。
Everyone burst out laughing and the mood was no longer right for continuing the discussion, and it is said the meeting concluded successfully with even the person whose chair had been pulled giving a wry smile.