わら
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, intransitive)
1. to laugh
2. to smile
3. to sneer; to ridicule
esp. 嗤う
4. to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
as 笑ってしまう or 笑っちゃう
Kanji used
laugh
Pitch accent
らう
Top 500
Used in vocabulary (31 in total)
to laugh scornfully
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
Examples (144 in total)
She was laughed at.
What are you laughing at?
Stop laughing.
Somebody laughed.
Why was he laughing?
I didn't laugh.
I cannot help laughing.
No one laughed.
I promise not to laugh.
Mike smiled.
I laughed.
I could hardly keep from laughing.
Her eyes are laughing.
Try to smile a little.
You will be laughed at.
I want to die laughing.
He was laughed at by everybody.
Ninety-nine always makes me laugh.
Why's everyone laughing?
Everyone began to laugh.
Who are you laughing at?
Why is everybody laughing?
Don't laugh at him.
Don't laugh at a person in trouble.
I cannot help but laugh at it.
I was the only one who laughed.
This book gave me a good laugh.
Everyone laughed at me yesterday.
He will be laughed at by his friends.
It wasn't funny, but I laughed.
Did he not laugh then?
Laugh with them.
I'm not used to being laughed at.
You laugh too much!
I could not subdue the desire to laugh.
She made the children laugh.
I laughed out loud.
The other children laughed.
Sorry I laughed so much.
The young girl laughed carelessly.
The bride suddenly laughed.
Why didn't Tom laugh?
Judy laughed at me.
Mary giggled.
Nancy seldom smiles.
He did something stupid and was sneered at.
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.
I can't remember the last time I laughed.
His story made us laugh.
I didn't know whether to get angry or to laugh.
I don't know whether I should laugh or cry.
The other boys smiled.
Please don't laugh at me.
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.
They laughed and cried at the same time.
She was laughed at by her friends.
It is our turn to laugh.
You should be cautious of how you laugh.
The boy was laughed at by everybody.
Please don't laugh! Try it yourself!
As soon as she saw me, she started to laugh.
I cannot help laughing at your folly.
The three of them began to laugh.
I tried not to laugh.
She kept smiling all the time.
I can't stand being laughed at in public.
I heard you two were laughing at me.
She laughed so hard she cried.
It's ridiculous and I can't help but laugh.
Everybody laughed at his error.
Nobody likes being laughed at.
He was laughed at by all the people present.
Comedy is something that makes you laugh.
My mother-in-law never smiles.
He who laughs last laughs best.
I was laughed at at school today.
I don't like how he laughs.
The girls began to laugh.
The princess couldn't help laughing at him.
I couldn't help laughing at the plan.
Why are you laughing? I'm trying to be serious here...
She laughed at the sight of his hat.
They laughed at my idea.
Don't laugh at him for making a mistake.
He responded to her offer with a laugh.
Jack was laughed at by all the boys.
That comment made me laugh really hard. Thank you.
The girl was laughed at by all her classmates.
But he did not often smile.
They laugh at him behind his back.
You should not laugh at his mistake.
She laughed to cover her fear.
I was laughing so hard I nearly dislocated my jaw.
Her smile indicates that she has forgiven me.
I've been laughing at that for over an hour now.
People who were in the army don't laugh at the circus.
Everyone in the audience burst into simultaneous laughter.
I thought he would be angry but, to my surprise, he smiled.
His eyes were smiling behind his glasses.
If you do such a foolish thing, people will laugh at you.
She has cute dimples when she smiles.
I could not help laughing when I saw him.
Is it true that the more people laugh, the happier they are?
I don't like the way she laughs.
We all laughed at his joke.
I couldn't help laughing at the sight.
They all started laughing at me.
Man is the only animal that can laugh.
Only humans can laugh.
His poor song was laughed at by all the students.
I heard a voice cry "Help!". I was laughing.
I cannot help laughing at his odd manner.
I couldn't help laughing at his haircut.
Mary smiled as she clung to Tom's arm.
We were all greatly amused by his jokes.
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.
His story was so funny that everyone could not help laughing.
He seems to be afraid of being laughed at if he makes a mistake.
He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing.
I can not help laughing to see him dance.
It's a lot of fun making people laugh while giving a speech.
He told us such a funny story that we all laughed.
I like the way she laughs at my jokes.
He laughed loudly, which behavior seemed inappropriate.
Little Johnny what are you doing sitting here laughing?
The people standing around were amused and laughed at the brave little dog.
He told us such funny stories that we all laughed.
"Your army is impotent against mine!!" he laughed.
There was hardly anyone who didn't laugh when the singer fell off the stage.
Seriously though, episode 21 made me laugh so hard I almost cried.
Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.