Vocab Info

N5 う-verb (う), Intransitive verb

(わら)to laugh

    Dictionary Definition

    Common

    1. う-verb (う), Intransitive verb

      1.

      to laugh

    2. う-verb (う), Intransitive verb

      2.

      to smile

    3. う-verb (う), Intransitive verb

      3.

      to sneer, to ridicule

      esp. 嗤う
    4. う-verb (う), Intransitive verb

      4.

      to be dumbfounded, to be flabbergasted

      as 笑ってしまう or 笑っちゃう

    All Forms

    笑う 【わらう】嗤う 【わらう】咲う 【わらう】

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

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    Examples

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      (わたし)(はは)はよく(わら)(ひと)だ。

      My mother is a person who laughs a lot.

      • N5

      (わら)いを()(わら)

      I watch comedy and laugh.

      • N5

      (ひと)間違(まちが)いを(わら)ってはいけません。

      You should not laugh at people's mistakes.

      • N5

      医者(いしゃ)が「(わら)ことは最高(さいこう)(くすり)だ」と()っていた。

      The doctor said that laughing is the best medicine.

      • N5

      (ちち)がおかしな(こと)をしたので、大声(おおごえ)(わら)いました。

      My father did something funny, so I laughed out loud.

      • N4
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