Definition of 笑い (わらい)

わら

笑い

わらい

warai

noun
1.
laugh, laughter
See also:笑う
2.
smile
See also:笑う
3.
sneer(esp. 嗤い)
See also:笑う
4.
sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
Other readings:
咲い【わらい】
嗤い【わらい】
【わらい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
Related Kanji
laugh
blossom, bloom
laugh, ridicule
Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 26 results)

Her laughter was not becoming that evening

きみ
君の
わら
笑い
かた
I like the way you smile

He goes and sits outside the class but he can't stop laughing

にく
皮肉な
わら
笑い
かれ
わた
He stared at me with a satirical smile

わた
わら
笑い
おさ
抑える
たいへん
大変
ろう
苦労
It was only with great difficulty that I managed to stop myself from laughing

The smirking male clerk replied

The baby is not old enough to be capable of hostile laughter

Her laugh was a lie that concealed her sorrow

さい
最後
わら
笑う
もの
わら
笑い
さいじょ
最上
He laughs best who laughs last

かれ
彼の
ども
子供
わら
笑い
ほう
てき
素敵
His childlike laugh is charming

わた
私たち
わら
笑い
わら
笑った
We laughed and laughed

Laughter filled the room

She could not keep back a smile

かのじょ
彼女の
かお
わら
笑い
A smile spread across her face

わら
笑い
にんげん
人間
とくしつ
特質
Is laughter a quality of man only

"No, no! That isn't the smiling face we are looking for." It was a 'smirk' either that or a 'sneer'

ほん
日本
ぶん
文化
ぶんみゃ
文脈
なか
とうぜん
当然
ほほ
微笑み
がいこくじん
外国人
あい
不気味な
わら
笑い
おお
多く
こんらん
混乱
あくひょ
悪評
たか
高い
Our smile, which is understandable in the context of Japanese culture, sometimes causes a lot of confusion and is notorious among foreign people as a mysterious smile

His behavior at the party was so humorous that I could not help laughing

I was laughing so hard I nearly dislocated my jaw

All he could do was resist laughing
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