Vocab Info
N3 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
からかうto ridicule, to tease, to mock, to chaff, to razz, to banter with, to make fun of, to poke fun at, to make cracks about
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to tease, to make fun of, to poke fun at, to make a crack about, to chaff, to kid, to joke, to banter, to pull someone's leg
Usually written using kana alone
All Forms
揶揄う 【からかう】
Common・Uncommon
Details
Pitch Accent
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ら
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う
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兄がずっと私のことをからかってくる。
My older brother teases me all the time.
僕のことをからかうのをやめてくれますか?
Will you stop making fun of me?
私のことをからかってことは、私のことを本当は好きってことか!
You making fun of me, really means you like me!
僕の考えから言うと、からかってくる人はあなたに興味があるのだと思う。
From my point of view, the people who tease you are interested in you.
この学校の中ではどこへ行ってもからかってくる人だらけで逃げ場がありません。
No matter where you go in this school, there are people teasing you and there's no escape.
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