JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: faces & voices
にやにや
grinning; smirking
Stroke order of にやにや
4 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
Memory trick
NIYA-NIYA — 'knee-ya' — a sly 'neener' grin.
Parts: adverb; with する; smirking
The characters in にやにや
Example sentence
彼は一人でにやにやしています。
かれはひとりでにやにやしています。
He is grinning to himself.