How to say 'Laugh' in Japanese | 笑う

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The Japanese word for Laugh is 'Warau', written as 笑う in Japanese.'Laugh' in hiragana is わらう.

word

笑う

Meaning

Laugh

Reading

わらう

warau

Kanji

笑Laugh

Explanation

The Japanese verb '笑う (わらう)' means 'to laugh'. It is used to describe the action of laughing, whether it's due to humor, joy, or even nervousness. This verb is commonly used in everyday conversation and can be conjugated to fit various tenses and forms. For example: he laughed「彼は笑った」(かれはわらった). She always laughs at my jokes「彼女はいつも私の冗談に笑う」(かのじょはいつもわたしのじょうだんにわらう). The verb can also be used in a figurative sense to describe something that is amusing or laughable, as in 'that idea is laughable'「その考えは笑える」(そのかんがえはわらえる).

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

541

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 笑う

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

笑

Meaning

Laugh

Hiragana in the Word 笑う

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

う

Reading

Words Related to 笑う Through the Kanji 笑

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 笑 as well.

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可笑しい

Meaning

Strange, Funny

word

笑い

Meaning

Laughter

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笑顔

Meaning

Smile

word

微笑む

Meaning

Smile

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笑み

Meaning

Smile

word

苦笑

Meaning

Wry smile

word

微笑

Meaning

Smile

word

可笑しな

Meaning

Strange

word

笑い声

Meaning

Laughter

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What does 'Warau' (笑う) mean?

'Warau' means 'Laugh' .

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