Niyakeru

"Niyakeru (にやける)" is a Japanese verb that is commonly used.

However, according to a poll conducted several years ago, around 77% of Japanese use this verb in the wrong sense.

Niyakeru is a term for men, and it means to glam up sexily like women, or to be wishy-washy.

However, most Japanese seem to think that niyakeru means to smile thinly.

I think that the reason is because it's similar to an onomatopoeia "niyaniya," which represents the sound coming from a thin smile.

Since there are so many people who misunderstand the meaning, the meaning in dictionaries may change in the near future.

にやける

「にやける」は一般的に利用される日本語です。

しかし、数年前に実施された世論調査によると、日本人の77％がこの言葉を間違って使っているそうです。

「にやける」は、「にやけ（若気）」を動詞化したもので、本来は男が女のように色っぽくめかしこんだり、男がなよなよしたりすることを意味します。

しかし、ほとんどの日本人が「にやける」を「薄笑いを浮かべる」という意味だと認識しています。

これは、人が薄笑いを浮かべる顔から聞こえてくる音を表した擬態語「にやにや」から来ているものだと思われます。

これだけ勘違いしている人が多いと、近い将来辞書の意味も変化するかもしれません。

• "Niyakeru (にやける)" is a Japanese verb that is commonly used.
• "Niyakeru (にやける)" is a Japanese verb that is commonly used.

  Or more simply:
  
  "Niyakeru (にやける)" is a common Japanese verb.

• However, according to a poll conducted several years ago, around 77% of Japanese use this verb in the wrong sense.
• However, according to a poll conducted several years ago, around 77% of Japanese use this verb in the wrong sense.

  For some reason, using "Japanese" to mean "Japanese people" sounds a bit weird. It's understandable, but it can throw the reader off. It's the same case with "Chinese", "Vietnamese", "Portuguese", and pretty much any other nationality that ends in "-ese". For these, the following is probably more common:
  
  "... around 77% of Japanese/Vietnamese/Portuguese people use... "
  
  This is also the case for nationalities ending in "-ish" (Irish, English)
  
  However, this isn't the case for nationalities that end in "-an" (American, German, Russian), "-er" (New Zealander), or "-ean" (Chilean, Korean). For these, we can just use the plural:
  
  "... around 77% of Americans/New Zealanders/Chileans use... "
  
  It's probably because the plural of "-an", "-er", "-ean" is different from the adjective form:
  
  (1) Japanese => Japanese, but
  (2) American => Americans
  etc.
  
  Hopefully that makes sense.

• Niyakeru is a term for men, and it means to glam up sexily like women, or to be wishy-washy.
• Niyakeru is a term for men, and it means to glam up sexily like women, or to be wishy-washy.

  "to glam up" is okay, but it's pretty uncommon.
  
  More idiomatic would be:
  
  (1) "... and it means to cross-dress as a woman... ", or just
  (2) "... and it means to dress up like a sexy woman... "

• However, most Japanese seem to think that niyakeru means to smile thinly.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• I think that the reason is because it's similar to an onomatopoeia "niyaniya," which represents the sound coming from a thin smile.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• Since there are so many people who misunderstand the meaning, the meaning in dictionaries may change in the near future.
• Since there are so many people who misunderstand the meaning, its definition the meaning in dictionaries may change in the near future.

  Dictionaries containing definitions is a bit more idiomatic than them containing meanings.

I tried to nitpick at the slightest things since your writing is already very good. Hopefully it's helpful.

• Niyakeru
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• "Niyakeru (にやける)" is a Japanese verb that is commonly used.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• However, according to a poll conducted several years ago, around 77% of Japanese use this verb in the wrong sense.
• However, according to a poll conducted several years ago, around 77% of Japanese use this verb in the wrcong srrensectly.

• Niyakeru is a term for men, and it means to glam up sexily like women, or to be wishy-washy.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• However, most Japanese seem to think that niyakeru means to smile thinly.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• I think that the reason is because it's similar to an onomatopoeia "niyaniya," which represents the sound coming from a thin smile.
• I think that the reason for this is because it's similar to thean onomatopoeia "niyaniya," which represents the sound coming from a thin smile.

• Since there are so many people who misunderstand the meaning, the meaning in dictionaries may change in the near future.
• Since there are so many people who misunderstand the meaning, the meaning in dictionaries may change it in the near future.

Almost perfect English! Keep up the good work :)
Also, in the third correction, sorry that the word "incorrectly" is separated. I'm on my phone so it puts it in a weird format.

• However, most Japanese seem to think that niyakeru means to smile thinly.
• However, most Japanese people seem to think that niyakeru means to smile thinly.

Great post Kanotown! :D