にやにや
Meanings
Adverb
Adverb taking と
Suru verb
1. grinning; smirking (Onomatopoeia)
Other readings
Examples6
なに ニヤニヤ してる ん だ よ。 何か いい こと あった の か。
What are you smirking at? Did something good happen?
トム、 ニヤニヤ してる。
Tom's grinning.
何 にやにや してん の? 気持ち悪い。
What are you grinning for like that? It creeps me out.
ニヤニヤ しちゃって 何様 かしら?
Who do you think you are to be grinning like that?
「何 にやにや してん の?」「今 すれ違ったJK めっちゃ かわいかった」
"Why are you grinning like that?" "That female high-school student I just passed by was really cute."
さっきから あの人 一人で にやにや して。 怪しい。
That person has had an odd grin on his face for a while. What do you suppose is behind it?