How to say 'Laughter' in Japanese | 笑い

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The Japanese word for Laughter is 'Warai', written as 笑い in Japanese.'Laughter' in hiragana is わらい.

word

笑い

Meaning

Laughter

Reading

わらい

warai

Kanji

笑Laugh

Explanation

The Japanese noun '笑い (わらい)' means 'laughter'. It refers to the act or sound of laughing. This word is commonly used in contexts involving humor, joy, or amusement. For example: Her laughter is contagious「彼女の笑いは伝染する」(かのじょのわらいでんせんする). The room was filled with laughter「部屋は笑いでいっぱいだった」(へやはわらいでいっぱいだった). '笑い' can also be used in idiomatic expressions, such as '笑いを取る (わらいをとる)', which means 'to get laughs' or 'to amuse others'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1265

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 笑い

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

笑

Meaning

Laugh

Hiragana in the Word 笑い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 笑い Through the Kanji 笑

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 笑 as well.

word

笑う

Meaning

Laugh

word

可笑しい

Meaning

Strange, Funny

word

笑顔

Meaning

Smile

word

微笑む

Meaning

Smile

word

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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'Warai' means 'Laughter' .

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