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今日の漢字
Grade 4JLPT N3

laugh

10 strokes · frequency rank #913

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ショウ
Kun
わら.う、え.む

Stroke order

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Common words

  1. わらいlaugh; laughter1
    • The smirking male clerk replied.

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

    • 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.

  2. えがおsmiling face; smile2
    • Her smile expressed her thanks.

    • He greeted me with a smile.

    • Greet him with a warm smile.

  3. えみsmile3
    • That child was talking with an innocent smile.

    • He smiled at us and got on the train.

    • He gave his sudden, goblin like grin.

  4. びしょうsmile4
    • He smiled a cynical smile at me.

    • She smiled at me.

    • He disguised his sorrow with a smile.

  5. ばくしょうroar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter5
    • The whole class burst into laughter at the teacher's joke.

    • The audience exploded with laughter.

    • The whole audience erupted in laughter.

  6. わらうto laugh6
    • The whole class laughed at his joke.

    • Pfft! That's what you get for laughing at a girl!

    • But he did not often smile.

  7. ほほえむto smile7
    • I cannot help smiling at babies.

    • Alice smiled.

    • Keep on smiling.

  8. わらいごえ(sound of) laughter; laughing voice8
    • Her laughter echoed through the house.

    • The children's laughs spread throughout the forest.

  9. にがわらいbitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh9
  10. つくりわらいforced laugh; forced smile10
    • "I'm not angry. Look, see this smiling face?" "That's what they call a forced smile!"

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