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Words — 5 found

わら 笑う
Common word JLPT N4 Wanikani level 16 Play audio Show inflections Links
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to laugh​
  • クラス
  • の
  • もの
  • みんな皆
  • が
  • かれ彼
  • の
  • じょうだん冗談
  • に
  • わら笑った
    • 。
The whole class laughed at his joke.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to smile​
  • しかし
    • 、
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • めったに
  • わら笑いませんでした
    • 。
But he did not often smile.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
3. to sneer; to ridicule​esp. 嗤う
  • ベェーだっ
    • ！
  • しょうじょ乙女
  • の
  • こと
  • を
  • わら嗤った
  • ばつ罰
  • よ
    • ！
Pfft! That's what you get for laughing at a girl!
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
4. to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted​as 笑ってしまう or 笑っちゃう
Other forms
嗤う 【わらう】
Notes
嗤う: Rarely-used kanji form.
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わら 微笑う
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to smile (gently)​See also 微笑む ほほえむ
Notes
わらう: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading).
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わらわら 笑うに笑えない
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. being unable to laugh (at a funny but serious situation); forced to hold back laughter​
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わら 笑うべき
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun or verb acting prenominally
1. laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical​
Other forms
嗤うべき 【わらうべき】
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わらかどふくきた 笑う門には福来る
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending
1. laugh and grow fat; good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile​Proverb
Other forms
笑う門には福来たる 【わらうかどにはふくきたる】
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Kanji — 10 found

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10 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4.
笑
laugh
Kun: わら.う、 え.む
On: ショウ
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100.0
9 strokes.
哂
derisive laugh, sneer
Kun: わら.う
On: シン
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100.0
13 strokes.
嗞
to consult about, to plan, to report in writing to an equal, a despatch
Kun: なげ.く、 わら.う
On: シ
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15 strokes.
歒
Kun: わら.う
On: テキ、 チャク
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Sentences — 308 found

  • jreibun/1098/3
      日常の何でもないことでも
    • おか可笑しくて
      • 本当によく笑う年頃を「
    • はし箸
      • が
    • ころ転んで
      • もおかしい年ごろ」と言う。
    • じゅうだい10代
    • こうはん後半
      • の娘がまさにそれだ。
    There’s a stage in life, especially in the late teens, when even the silliest things seem hilarious. In Japanese, it’s called the “age when even a falling chopstick is funny.” My daughter is right at that stage. — Jreibun
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Names — 2 found

わらう 【笑】
Female given name
1. Warau​
ワラウアさんみゃく 【ワラウア山脈】
Place
1. Wallowa Mountains​