Word Meaning もらい笑い

もらいわらい moraiwarai

もらい笑い is read as もらいわらい (moraiwarai) and means beginning to laugh because others are laughing.

Meaning

English

  1. beginning to laugh because others are laughing
  2. being smitten by (infectious) laughter

Reading

Kana

もらいわらい

Romaji

moraiwarai

Writing Variants

  • 貰い笑い もらいわらい moraiwarai

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 144409 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

笑い

わらい

sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

苦笑い

にがわらい

bitter smile

大笑い

おおわらい

great laughter

作り笑い

つくりわらい

forced laugh

思い出し笑い

おもいだしわらい

reminiscent smile

人笑い

ひとわらい

something people would laugh at

高笑い

たかわらい

loud laughter

初笑い

はつわらい

first laugh of the year

半笑い

はんわらい

faint smile

物笑い

ものわらい

a laughingstock

追従笑い

ついしょうわらい

servile smile

馬鹿笑い

ばかわらい

horse laugh