笑い - warai | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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赤あかん坊ぼうは敵意てきいのある笑わらいができるほど年としをとってはいない。

akambōwa tekiino aru waraiga dekiruhodo toshio tottewa inai.

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

日本にっぽん文化ぶんかの文脈ぶんみゃくの中なかでは当然とうぜんと思おもわれる微笑ほほえみも、外国がいこく人じんの間あいだでは、不ふ気味ぎみな笑わらいとして多おうくの混乱こんらんを生うみ、また悪評あくひょうが高たかい。

nippombunkano bummyakuno nakadewa tōzento omowareru hohoemimo gaikokujinno aidadewa bukimina waraito shite ōkuno konran'o umi mata akuhyōga takai.

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.

ぎこちない笑わらいをした店員てんいんが答こたえた。

gikochinai waraio shita ten'inga kotaeta.

The smirking male clerk replied.

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Other Forms

笑 kanji, 10 strokes laugh

Irregular Okurigana

Rarely Used Kanji

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

笑わらいじゃない

waraijanai

The negative form

1. Not laughter.; It's not a laugh.

★ Common

Noun

#209408

笑わらいだった

waraidatta

The past form

1. Was laughter.; Was a laugh.

★ Common

Noun

#214902

笑わらいで

waraide

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. By laughing; With laughter

★ Common

Noun

#57817

笑わらいの

waraino

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Of laughter; Humorous

★ Common

Noun

#27662

笑わらいじゃありません

waraijārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not a laugh.; It’s not funny.

★ Common

Noun

#575233

笑わらいじゃないです

waraijanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not funny.; It's not a laugh.

★ Common

Noun

#452834

笑わらいでした

waraideshita

The polite past form

1. Was laughed.; It was funny.

★ Common

Noun

#259814

笑わらいです

waraidesu

The polite form

1. It's funny.; It's laughable.

★ Common

Noun

#108373

笑わらいではありません

waraidewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not laughter.; It's not a laugh.

★ Common

Noun

#688973

Common 6 items

笑わらいじゃなかった

waraijanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't laughing.; Didn't laugh.

★ Common

Noun

#762525

笑わらいだろう

waraidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably a laugh.; It will likely be funny.

★ Common

Noun

#315956

笑わらいじゃありませんでした

waraijārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. It was not laughter.; It wasn't funny.

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

笑わらいじゃなかったです

waraijanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't laughing.; Didn't laugh.

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

笑わらいでしょう

waraideshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably laughing.; Likely to laugh.

★ Common

Noun

#416913

笑わらいではありませんでした

waraidewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not laughter.; It was not a laugh.

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

Advanced 3 items

笑わらいだったら

waraidattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If it's laughter; When it's laughter

★ Common

Noun

#439137

笑わらいであれば

waraideareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If it's laughter; When it's laughter

★ Common

Noun

#823368

笑わらいなら

warainara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If it's laughter; When it's laughter

★ Common

Noun

#395271

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