笑止 | Japanese meaning

笑止【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)

laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity

Forms

笑止【しょうし】Frequency rank: 39,878. – 40,464.
しょうしFrequency rank: 36,868. – 37,312.

Generated definitions (experimental)

laughable; ridiculous

This meaning describes something that is so unreasonable or absurd that it provokes laughter or disbelief.

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I think that proposal is truly laughable.

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His excuse was ridiculous, and no one believed him.

pitiful; contemptible

This usage refers to something or someone that evokes pity or scorn due to being inadequate or deserving of derision.

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That situation was so pitiful that it was hard to watch.

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He made himself contemptible with that act.

absurdity

In this sense, it points to something that goes beyond the limits of reason or practicality, reflecting a state or quality of being absurd.

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The conclusion was absurd, and no one could logically accept it.

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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)

しょうしせんばん笑止千万

はずかしい恥ずかしいこと．.

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