【しょうし】

Frequency rank: 39,878. – 40,464. (for form しょうし: 36,868. – 37,312.)
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  1. laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
Forms
  • 【しょうし】Frequency rank: 39,878. – 40,464.
  • しょうしFrequency rank: 36,868. – 37,312.
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. laughable; ridiculous
    2. This meaning describes something that is so unreasonable or absurd that it provokes laughter or disbelief.
    I think that proposal is truly laughable.
    His excuse was ridiculous, and no one believed him.
  2. pitiful; contemptible
    3. This usage refers to something or someone that evokes pity or scorn due to being inadequate or deserving of derision.
    That situation was so pitiful that it was hard to watch.
    He made himself contemptible with that act.
  3. absurdity
    4. In this sense, it points to something that goes beyond the limits of reason or practicality, reflecting a state or quality of being absurd.
    The conclusion was absurd, and no one could logically accept it.
    Her reasoning can sometimes be absurd.
Generated collocations (experimental)
utterly laughableとめ止endlessly ridiculousthe peak of absurdityunable to refrain from laughingto regard as laughable
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
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  2. ．.
  3. べき．.
  4. ．.
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