How to say 'Laughter' in Japanese | 笑い声

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The Japanese word for Laughter is 'Waraigoe', written as 笑い声 in Japanese.'Laughter' in hiragana is わらいごえ.

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笑い声

Meaning

Laughter

Reading

わらいごえ

waraigoe

Kanji

笑Laugh 声Voice

Explanation

The Japanese noun '笑い声 (わらいごえ)' refers to the sound of laughter. It is used to describe the audible expression of amusement or joy, often heard in social settings or when someone finds something funny. For example: I heard laughter from the next room「隣の部屋から笑い声が聞こえた」(となりのへやからわらいごえがきこえた). Her laughter was contagious「彼女の笑い声は伝染した」(かのじょのわらいごえはでんせんした). This word is commonly used in both casual and formal contexts to describe the sound of people laughing.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7226

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 笑い声

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

笑

Meaning

Laugh

kanji

声

Meaning

Voice

Hiragana in the Word 笑い声

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 笑い声 Through the Kanji 笑

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 笑 as well.

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笑う

Meaning

Laugh

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可笑しい

Meaning

Strange, Funny

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笑い

Meaning

Laughter

word

笑顔

Meaning

Smile

word

微笑む

Meaning

Smile

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笑み

Meaning

Smile

word

苦笑

Meaning

Wry smile

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微笑

Meaning

Smile

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可笑しな

Meaning

Strange

Words Related to 笑い声 Through the Kanji 声

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 声 as well.

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声

Meaning

Voice

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大声

Meaning

Loud voice

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歌声

Meaning

Singing

word

音声

Meaning

Sound, Voice

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泣き声

Meaning

Crying

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話し声

Meaning

Voice

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'Waraigoe' means 'Laughter' .

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