Last Updated :2026/01/08

笑う

Hiragana
わらう
Verb
slang figuratively
Japanese Meaning
「笑う」は、面白い、楽しい、または嬉しいといった感情が表出される際に、口角を上げ、笑い声などで喜びや興奮を表現する行為を指します。
Easy Japanese Meaning
おもしろいとおもって、にこにこして、こえをだすこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
笑 / 微笑 / 嘲笑
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
笑;發笑 / 微笑 / 嘲笑;取笑
Korean Meaning
웃다 / 미소 짓다 / 비웃다
Indonesian
tertawa / tersenyum
Vietnamese Meaning
cười / mỉm cười / chê cười
Tagalog Meaning
tumawa / humalakhak
What is this buttons?

The child laughs.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

孩子笑了。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

孩子笑了。

Korean Translation

아이가 웃는다.

Indonesian Translation

Anak itu tertawa.

Vietnamese Translation

Đứa trẻ cười.

Tagalog Translation

Tumatawa ang bata.

What is this buttons?
Sense(1)

to come undone (as a stitch or seam)

Sense(2)

(slang) to become weak and wobbly (as in the knees)

Sense(3)

to laugh

Sense(4)

to smile

Sense(5)

to split open (as a plant bud), to bloom

Sense(6)

to split open from ripening (as fruit or vegetables)

Sense(7)

to laugh at, to make fun of, to make a fool of

Sense(8)

(figuratively) to bud, become green and verdant, and bloom in spring (as the landscape)

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笑う

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