Word Meaning 笑うに笑えない

わらうにわらえない warauniwaraenai

笑うに笑えない is read as わらうにわらえない (warauniwaraenai) and means being unable to laugh (at a funny but serious situation).

Meaning

English

  1. being unable to laugh (at a funny but serious situation)
  2. forced to hold back laughter

Reading

Kana

わらうにわらえない

Romaji

warauniwaraenai

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 143333 Priority W

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笑い者

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