Word Meaning 作り笑い
つくりわらい
tsukuriwarai
作り笑い is read as つくりわらい (tsukuriwarai) and means forced laugh.
Meaning
English
- forced laugh
- forced smile
Reading
Kana
つくりわらい
Romaji
tsukuriwarai
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
3トムは作り笑いをした。
Tom forced a smile.
トムは作り笑いを浮かべた。
Tom forced himself to smile.
「怒ってない。ほら見て、このにこやかな笑顔」「それは作り笑いっていうんですよ」
"I'm not angry. Look, see this smiling face?" "That's what they call a forced smile!"