わら
Meanings
Noun
1. laugh; laughter
2. smile
3. sneer
esp. 嗤い
4. sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
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
great laughter; burst of laughter
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to laugh away; to laugh off
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
forced laugh; forced smile
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
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
laughing matter
laughing while reminiscing
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
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
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
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.