Word Meaning 笑い話

わらいばなし waraibanashi

笑い話 is read as わらいばなし (waraibanashi) and means funny story.

Meaning

English

  1. funny story
  2. funny anecdote

Reading

Kana

わらいばなし

Romaji

waraibanashi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 20756 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

笑話

しょうわ

amusing story

艶笑小話

えんしょうこばなし

amorous anecdote

笑顔

えがお

smiling face

笑い

わらい

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

笑い声

わらいごえ

(sound of) laughter

笑う

わらう

to laugh

笑み

えみ

smile

笑い者

わらいもの

laughingstock

笑止千万

しょうしせんばん

highly ridiculous

笑い本

わらいぼん

shunga book

笑い事

わらいごと

laughing matter

笑い出す

わらいだす

to burst into laughter

Example Sentences

1

When I was at high school, I knew a lot of jokes.