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ほころぶ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, ぶ, intransitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to begin to open; to come out
2. to smile broadly
3. to come apart at the seams (clothes)
Alt. forms
ほころぶ
52%
綻ほころぶ
47%
Pitch accent
ほ
ころ
ぶ
Top 10800
Conjugations...Used in: 1118
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam