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わらう
Kanji
笑う
Verb
Japanese Meaning
笑う、咲う、嗤う、哂う: 主として「笑う」を意味し、喜びやおかしさで笑い声を立てたり、微笑んだりすること。また、花が咲くこと、果実などが熟して割れて開くこと、綻びてほどけること、人をばかにしてあざ笑うこと、軽蔑を込めて嘲ることなどを表す動詞。
Easy Japanese Meaning
たのしくて、かおがにこにこして、こえをだすこと。ときどき、はながひらくいみでもつかう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
笑；微笑 / 花开；绽开 / 嘲笑；讥讽
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
笑；微笑 / 開花；（成熟而）裂開 / 嘲笑；嗤笑
Korean Meaning
웃다, 미소 짓다 / (꽃이) 피다, (열매 등이) 벌어지다, (꿰맨 것이) 풀리다 / 비웃다, 조롱하다
Indonesian
tertawa; tersenyum / mengejek; menertawakan (sinis) / mekar; berbunga
Vietnamese Meaning
cười; mỉm cười / (hoa) nở; (quả) nứt mở khi chín / chế giễu; cười nhạo
Tagalog Meaning
tumawa o ngumiti / mamulaklak o mamukadkad / pagtawanan o kutyain
Sense（1）
笑う, 咲う, 嗤う: to laugh; to smile; to bloom; to ripen and open; to come undone; to ridicule or make fun of; (slang) to go wobbly (as in the knees)
Sense（2）
哂う: (rare) to ridicule; to laugh derisively, to sneer
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笑う, 咲う, 嗤う: to laugh; to smile; to bloom; to ripen and open; to come undone; to ridicule or make fun of; (slang) to go wobbly (as in the knees) / 哂う: (rare) to ridicule; to laugh derisively, to sneer
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わらう
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When I heard his joke, I couldn't help but laugh.
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彼の冗談を聞いて、ついわらうことしかできなかった。
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