わらう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, intransitive)
1. to laugh
He was laughing happily.
2. to smile
He is smiling faintly.
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
3. to sneer; to ridicule
esp. 嗤う
Verb (5-dan, う, intransitive)
4. to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
as 笑ってしまう or 笑っちゃう
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (30 in total)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
Examples (200 in total)
She was laughed at.
What are you laughing at?
Stop laughing.
Somebody laughed.
Why was he laughing?
No one laughed.
I didn't laugh.
I cannot help laughing.
They're bound to laugh at me.
I promise not to laugh.
My older sister is laughing too.
Heh-heh, she laughed.
Mike smiled.
I laughed.
I could hardly keep from laughing.
Her eyes are laughing.
Try to smile a little.
You will be laughed at.
That almost made me laugh.
I want to die laughing.
I was laughed at by everyone.
Ninety-nine always makes me laugh.
Why's everyone laughing?
It's okay to laugh more.
Everyone began to laugh.
Who are you laughing at?
Why is everybody laughing?
Don't laugh at him.
Even a child laughed at me.
Don't laugh at a person in trouble.
This book gave me a good laugh.
I cannot help but laugh at it.
I was the only one who laughed.
Everyone laughed at me yesterday.
Did he not laugh then?
It wasn't funny, but I laughed.
Laugh with them.
Even while laughing, the tears won't stop.
I'm not used to being laughed at.
The man is probably laughing.
I heard someone give a soft "hee hee" laugh.
He is smiling faintly.
You laugh too much!
She was laughing out loud.
Wasn't your younger brother laughing?
I could not subdue the desire to laugh.
And then, both of them laughed.
She made the children laugh.
I laughed out loud.
They were laughing together.
I want the customers to laugh.
I laugh and scratch my head.
All I could do was give a vague smile.
You were laughing the other day, weren't you?
If I make you laugh, I win.
The other children laughed.
The young lady is just smiling.
Sorry I laughed so much.
The young girl laughed carelessly.
Don't laugh at people's kindness!
What are you grinning about?
Grandma grinned.
I smile cheerfully.
You lose out if you don't laugh.
The bride suddenly laughed.
The other person laughed, looking embarrassed.
He couldn't help laughing at it.
I can't stop laughing when I hear that story.
I couldn't help but laugh when I saw it.
I cannot help laughing at you.
You may laugh at me.
He kept on laughing at me.
I couldn't help laughing.
They laughed at him.
Thanks for always making me laugh.
His story made us laugh.
I can't remember the last time I laughed.
The other boys smiled.
I didn't know whether to get angry or to laugh.
They laughed and cried at the same time.
Please don't laugh at me.
The teacher announced it while still smiling.
The woman looked up at me and smiled.
People laughed at the boy.
We played and laughed.
They weren't laughing then.
Don't laugh at my failure.
His jokes are not funny at all.
She was laughed at by her friends.
It is our turn to laugh.
It is outrageous to laugh at that.
You should be cautious of how you laugh.
The boy was laughed at by everybody.
He was afraid of being laughed at.
As soon as she saw me, she started to laugh.
Please don't laugh! Try it yourself!
So, I deliberately tried to laugh.
That face was faintly smiling.
When I shook my head, he smiled sadly.
In the end, he never smiled even once.
The two of them look at each other and laugh.
We laugh at each other's failures.
That laugh of yours is creepy.
I cannot help laughing at your folly.
It was funny, and I laughed just a little.
Once I started laughing, I couldn't stop.
I desperately held back the urge to laugh out loud.
How many years has it been since I laughed out loud?
He laughed at my joke.
Giggling cutely to laugh it off won't work!
The three of them began to laugh.
We laughed in unison.
The reply was so curt I had to laugh.
I tried not to laugh.
As always, the answer came with a cheerful smile.
She gives a mocking little "hmph" of a laugh.
Her eyes weren't smiling at all.
I can't help but join in and laugh.
We looked at each other and laughed.
Alice laughs happily right below.
He who laughs last laughs best.
I was laughed at at school today.
I don't like how he laughs.
Saying that, the two of them laughed together.
Even so, he smiles with a look of composure.
The guard knight nearby also laughed.
The girls began to laugh.
The princess couldn't help laughing at him.
Why are you laughing? I'm trying to be serious here...
I couldn't help laughing at the plan.
The way it was put is so funny that I laugh a little.
He asked me why I was laughing.
We both laughed, clutching our stomachs.
I said so, half laughing.
Saying so, the black-haired boy smiled.
I laughed at such a natural gesture.
You can laugh at a moment like that? You have nerves of steel.
She laughed at the sight of his hat.
I think I managed to laugh well this time.
They laughed at my idea.
I made a funny face to make the baby laugh.
The man twisted his lips and smiled awkwardly.
Don't laugh at him for making a mistake.
Everyone laughed at my father's characteristic sarcasm.
Laughing at other people's misfortune is just mean-spirited.
That comment made me laugh really hard. Thank you.
Hearing that, the founder laughed heartily.
There was a trace of the boy in his smiling face.
Jack was laughed at by all the boys.
I could not help laughing when I saw him.
How can you laugh like that without any idea how I feel?
Is it true that the more people laugh, the happier they are?
I smiled at the girl I once liked.
We all laughed at his joke.
He said it while crying, and laughed with his shoulders trembling.
They all started laughing at me.
I couldn't help laughing at the sight.
Man is the only animal that can laugh.
Only humans can laugh.
His poor song was laughed at by all the students.
I smiled, pretending to be relaxed, but I might be overtaken next time.
The shop assistant smiled and gave a firm thumbs-up.
How difficult it is to make an opponent who is bracing themselves not to laugh, laugh!
We looked back on our shared memories and laughed together.
He looked back at me and grinned.
However, once he finished laughing, he put on a serious face.
The whole family is laughing while crying together as they look at it.
My father laughs cheerfully and sips his wine.
I heard a voice cry "Help!". I was laughing.
In front of me was a cute girl smiling as if she were shy.
Without saying anything, we looked at each other and smiled slightly.
The girls began to laugh when they heard the story.
They looked at the photo taken of me when I was a boy and laughed.
As long as she's smiling and at peace, that's fine.
I could not help laughing to see him dancing.
He seems to be afraid of being laughed at if he makes a mistake.
He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing.
Laughing happily, they swing their clasped hands back and forth.
When I said that, she smiled as if she were truly relieved.
When I looked at the goddess with that thought in mind, she smiled sweetly.
When my grandfather saw the photo of his grandchild, he broke into a smile.
I can not help laughing to see him dance.
We occasionally had clashes, but in the end, everyone laughed.
I moved my body slightly away from the fence and smiled.
When I apologized honestly, she chuckled and her expression softened.
It's a lot of fun making people laugh while giving a speech.
He told us such a funny story that we all laughed.
He told us such funny stories that we all laughed.
I can't help but laugh when I see him with such an incredibly puzzled look on his face.
She could hardly keep from laughing when she saw the dress.
Then she turned toward me and smiled, showing her teeth.
She flashes a smile, showing her white teeth, and splits the bread in half.
She thrust her hand up toward the ceiling and laughed happily.
Even after that, we kept laughing together for as long as the visiting hours allowed.
There was an imposing force to that face, smiling sweetly, that allowed no room for argument.
I'd been warned not to laugh in a vulgar way.
"Your army is impotent against mine!!" he laughed.
A soldier who seemed familiar from somewhere peeked out from the side and smiled triumphantly.
Then she gives a troubled smile, throws her arms around me and presses up close.
After laughing in a teasing manner, he immediately shifts to a gentle smile.