Keyword
mockery
Info
FrequencyTop 1500-1600
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 2
Heisig54
Readings
あざ
(19%)
Composed of
mouth
morning
Used in vocabulary (16 in total)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
Examples (7 in total)
After that, he let slip a self-deprecating remark.
At last, I feel a smile surface that is not self-deprecating.
Sneers appear on the men's faces.
It was a smile, but it was unmistakably a sneer.
Many of the nobles probably won't hide their ridicule.
It was not humility, but had a tone close to self-deprecation.
I can't stand being laughed at in front of others.