Word Meaning 独り笑い

ひとりわらい hitoriwarai

独り笑い is read as ひとりわらい (hitoriwarai) and means laughing by oneself.

Meaning

English

  1. laughing by oneself
  2. erotic pictures
  3. shunga

Reading

Kana

ひとりわらい

Romaji

hitoriwarai

Writing Variants

  • ひとり笑い ひとりわらい hitoriwarai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 68769 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

独特

どくとく

understood only by oneself

独り言

ひとりごと

soliloquy

独り歩き

ひとりあるき

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.)

独自

どくじ

independent

独立

どくりつ

independence (e.g. of a nation)

独裁

どくさい

running (a company, etc.) despotically

独身

どくしん

single

独占

どくせん

hogging

独断

どくだん

dogmatism

独学

どくがく

self-education

独り占め

ひとりじめ

hogging