Vocab Info

N5 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

(わら)to laugh

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to laugh

    2. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to smile

    3. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

      3.

      to sneer, to ridicule

      esp. 嗤う
    4. Godan verb with 'u' ending, 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】

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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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