満面(まんめん)の笑(え)み

まんめんのえみ
expression
a beaming smile; a broad smile across one's whole face
1. a beaming smile; a broad smile across one's whole face
A radiant, wholehearted smile that lights up one's entire face. Expresses genuine joy or delight.
彼女(かのじょ)は満面(まんめん)の笑(え)みを浮(う)かべた。
She broke into a beaming smile.
合格(ごうかく)発表(はっぴょう)の後(あと)、満面(まんめん)の笑(え)みで写真(しゃしん)を撮(と)った。
After the acceptance announcement, we took a photo with beaming smiles.
優勝(ゆうしょう)トロフィーを受(う)け取(と)った選手(せんしゅ)は、満面(まんめん)の笑(え)みでカメラに向(む)かった。
The player who received the championship trophy faced the cameras with a radiant smile.

満面(まんめん) means "the entire face" and 笑(え)み means "smile." Together, this expression describes a smile so broad that it fills the entire face — a genuinely joyful expression.

USAGE:
Almost always appears with the verb 浮(う)かべる (to show/display on one's face) or で (with). Used in both written and spoken Japanese, often in narration or descriptions of emotional moments.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 満面(まんめん)の笑(え)みを浮(う)かべる — to break into a beaming smile
  • 満面(まんめん)の笑(え)みで迎(むか)える — to greet with a broad smile
  • 満面(まんめん)の笑顔(えがお) — a beaming face (variant with 笑顔(えがお))

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 笑顔(えがお) — smiling face (general, everyday)
  • 微笑(びしょう)み — a gentle smile (quieter, more restrained)
  • にっこり — with a smile (onomatopoeia, friendly)
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