わら
Meanings
Noun
1. わらうこと。
2. 落語、漫才、喜劇など、人を笑わせる芸能。
3. あざけること。嘲笑。冷笑。
「嗤い」とも
4. 石を積むとき、隙間にモルタルなどを詰めず、空けておくこと。また、その所。
Kanji used
laugh
Pitch accent
らい
Top 2000
Composed of
LOL; haha
Used in vocabulary (76 in total)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to burst into laughter
① 大きな声で笑うこと。② 物笑いの種。
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
① 笑ってまともに応じようとする態度を見せない。
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
① おかしくも嬉しくもないのに無理に笑うこと。
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
laughing matter
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
faint smile; half smile
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
① 物笑いの種。
laughing matter
① 一人で何かを思い出して笑うこと。
① 物笑いの種。
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
laughter breaks out
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
merry drinker; one who laughs easily
feigned laughter
to roll about with laughter; to laugh heartily
laughingstock
to smile (at); to grin (at)
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
sardonic laugh; scornful smile
a laughingstock; a standing joke
① 物笑いの種。
fukuwarai; New Year's game in which blindfolded players place cutouts of facial features onto the outline of a face
clamor of laughter
to break down laughing
to break down laughing
butt of a joke; punchline
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
laugh line; smile line; nasolabial fold
servile smile; sycophantic smile; servile laugh; sycophantic laugh
laughing by oneself; erotic pictures; shunga
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
laughing by oneself; erotic pictures; shunga
crying with laughter
Panaeolus papilionaceus (species of poisonous mushroom)
first laugh of the year
insincere laugh; insincere smile; ingratiating smile
feigned laughter
laugh line; smile line; nasolabial fold
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
chuckle; snigger; laughing secretly
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
laughing in astonishment (at something silly or stupid); scoff
to roll about with laughter; to laugh heartily
beginning to laugh because others are laughing; being smitten by (infectious) laughter
comic picture; funny illustration; shunga; pornographic picture
flattering smile
to roll about with laughter; to laugh heartily
beginning to laugh because others are laughing; being smitten by (infectious) laughter
something people would laugh at
smirk; affected smile
the pot calling the kettle black; people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
Panaeolus papilionaceus (species of poisonous mushroom)
laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
Examples (14 in total)
Laughter is infectious.
I thought I would die from laughter.
I could hardly resist laughing.