Lingaku笑う【わらう】
Frequency rank: 172.
- to laugh
- to smile
- to sneer; to ridiculeesp. 嗤う
- to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergastedas 笑ってしまう or 笑っちゃう
Godan verb with 'u' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 笑う【わらう】Frequency rank: 172.
- 嗤う【わらう】Frequency rank: 9,040. – 9,053.
- 咲う【わらう】
- 哂う【わらう】
- わらうFrequency rank: 34,521. – 34,899.
Generated word frames (experimental)
[Person] laughs at [Event]
[Person] laughs at [Action] done by [Person]
[Person] laughs at [Object]
[Person] laughs in [Situation]
[Person] laughs with [Emotion]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to laugh
- to smile
- to sneer; to ridicule
- to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
This usage refers to expressing joy or amusement through vocal sounds and facial expressions, often accompanied by a change in facial muscles.
This meaning indicates a facial expression where the corners of the mouth turn up, usually reflecting happiness or friendliness.
This usage implies expressing contempt or mocking someone in a scornful manner, often with a curled lip or a derisive laugh.
This meaning describes a state of being astonished or shocked, often rendering a person speechless or unable to respond.
Generated collocations (experimental)
わらう笑うきごう(わらうきごう)to laughわらう笑うことthe act of laughingわらいごえ笑い声sound of laughterわらい笑いがとまらない止まらないcan't stop laughingわらう笑うしかないthere's nothing to do but laughにがわらい苦笑いきごう(にがわらいきごう)bitter smile; wry smileあざけわらう嘲笑うきごう(あざわらうきごう)to sneer; to mockぼうぜん呆然とわらう笑うきごう(ぼうぜんとわらうきごう)to be dumbfounded and laughわらう笑うもん門にはふく福くる来るきごう(わらうかどにはふくきたるきごう)good fortune enters through a laughing gate (a proverb)
Generated related terms (experimental)
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
- うれしい、おかしいなどのかんじょう感情で、めきごう|めをほそめ目を細めにっこりとしたり、また、それでこえをたてたり声を立てたりする．.
- きごう（きごう「わらう嗤うきごう」ともきごう）ばかにする馬鹿にする．.あざける．.こうしょう哄笑する．.
- あいてにする相手にするのもばからしい馬鹿らしいほど程ひどい．.おかしい．.わらえる．.わらわせる．.おわらいぐさ笑い草だ．.
- きごう（ぞくご俗語きごう）ゆるむ．.ちからがはいらなく力が入らなくなる．.
- きごう（がご雅語きごう）はながさく花が咲く．.
- きごう（ひゆ比喩）とり鳥などがわらいごえ笑い声をたてる立てるようになく鳴く．.
- きごう（えんげきかい演劇界、ほうそうぎょうかい放送業界のようご用語きごう）もの物をかたづける片づける．.えんじゃ演者がぶたい舞台からそで袖、かめらカメラがうつる映るはんい範囲のそと外など、かんらん観覧するがわ側からみえない見えないばしょ場所にいどう移動する．.
Example sentences
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Seriously though, episode 21 made me almost cry while laughing.
She grinned at me when she came into the room.
Being able to smile while in great distress is not duck soup for a passionate individual.