Frequency rank: 931.
- bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb
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- bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
This word is used to describe a smile or laugh that is forced, bitter, or strained, often reflecting negative emotions such as irony, sarcasm, or bitterness.
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くしょう苦笑をうかべる浮かべるto let out a wry smileにがわらい苦笑いbitter smileにがわらい苦笑いをするto force a smileかれ彼のくしょう苦笑his strained laughくしょう苦笑のなか中にしんじつが真実があるthere is truth in the bitter smileくしょう苦笑でかえす返すto respond with a wry smileにがわらい苦笑いをまじえる交えるto intersperse with strained laughsくしょう苦笑をかくす隠すto hide a bitter smileにがわらい苦笑いをきんじ禁じえない得ないunable to refrain from a wry smileかのじょ彼女のくしょう苦笑はことば言葉をこえた超えたher bitter smile transcends words
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