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笑う

わらう

Readings

わらう

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5u, vito laugh
  2. 2.
    v5u, vito smile
  3. 3.
    v5u, vtto sneer; to ridicule
  4. 4.
    v5u, vito be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

Kanji breakdown

N410 strokesGrade 4

Example sentences

クラスのもの皆が彼の冗談に笑った。

The whole class laughed at his joke.

しかし、彼はめったに笑いませんでした。

But he did not often smile.

ベェーだっ!乙女のことを嗤った罰よ!

Pfft! That's what you get for laughing at a girl!

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笑うわらう

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

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