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わらい

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わらい

Meanings

  1. 1.
    nlaugh; laughter
  2. 2.
    nsmile
  3. 3.
    nsneer
  4. 4.
    nsex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

Kanji breakdown

N410 strokesGrade 4

Example sentences

赤ん坊は敵意のある笑いができるほど年をとってはいない。

The baby is not old enough to be capable of hostile laughter.

日本文化の文脈の中では当然と思われる微笑みも、外国人の間では、不気味な笑いとして多くの混乱を生み、また悪評が高い。

Our smile, which is understandable in the context of Japanese culture, sometimes causes a lot of confusion and is notorious among foreign people as a mysterious smile.

ぎこちない笑いをした店員が答えた。

The smirking male clerk replied.

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