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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.

に · 3 strokesや · 3 strokesに · 3 strokesや · 3 strokes

Memory trick

NIYA-NIYA — 'knee-ya' — a sly 'neener' grin.

Parts: adverb; with する; smirking

The characters in にやにや

  • に に — ni (3 strokes)
  • や や — ya (3 strokes)
  • に に — ni (3 strokes)
  • や や — ya (3 strokes)

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.

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