Word Meaning 笑う

わらう warau

笑う is read as わらう (warau) and means to laugh.

Meaning

English

to laugh
to smile
to be dumbfounded
to be flabbergasted
to sneer
to ridicule

Reading

Kana

わらう

Romaji

warau

Writing Variants

嗤うわらう warau

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Synonyms 笑む,開花する,咲く,花が開く,花開く,紐解く,繙く,開く Antonyms 泣く Rank 6445 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

笑み

えみ

smile

笑い話

わらいばなし

funny story

笑い者

わらいもの

laughingstock

笑い上戸

わらいじょうご

merry drinker

明日のことを言えば鬼が笑う

あすのことをいえばおにがわらう

nobody knows the morrow

来年のことを言うと鬼が笑う

らいねんのことをいうとおにがわらう

nobody knows the morrow

苦笑い

にがわらい

bitter smile

談笑

だんしょう

friendly chat

大笑い

おおわらい

great laughter

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 1 related entries

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笑う人体模型 Laughing Anatomical Model