Vocab Info

N3 う-verb (う), 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

    1. う-verb (う), Transitive verb

      1. 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】

    Details

      • か

      • ら

      • か

      • う

    • Frequency

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    Examples

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    • 兄(あに)がずっと私(わたし)のことをからかってくる。

      My older brother teases me all the time.

      • N3
    • 僕(ぼく)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?

      • N3
    • 私(わたし)のことをからかってことは、私(わたし)のことを本当(ほんとう)は好(す)きってことか!

      So the fact that you're teasing me means you actually like me!

      • N3
    • 僕(ぼく)の考(かんが)えから言(い)うと、からかってくる人(ひと)はあなたに興味(きょうみ)があるのだと思(おも)う。

      From my point of view, the people who tease you are interested in you.

      • N3
    • この学校(がっこう)の中(なか)ではどこへ行(い)ってもからかってくる人(ひと)だらけで逃(に)げ場(ば)がありません。

      No matter where you go in this school, there are people teasing you and there's no escape.

      • N2
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