嗤
嗤
laugh, ridicule
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シ
Kun
わら.う
Dictionary
Common Words
1
Intransitive verb
to laugh
Examples
クラスのもの皆が彼の冗談に笑った。
The whole class laughed at his joke.
2
Intransitive verb
to smile
Examples
しかし、彼はめったに笑いませんでした。
But he did not often smile.
3
Transitive verb; Esp. 嗤う
to sneer; to ridicule
Examples
ベェーだっ！乙女のことを嗤った罰よ！
Pfft! That's what you get for laughing at a girl!
4
Intransitive verb; As 笑ってしまう or 笑っちゃう
to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
1
laugh; laughter
Examples
赤ん坊は敵意のある笑いができるほど年をとってはいない。
The baby is not old enough to be capable of hostile laughter.
2
smile
Examples
日本文化の文脈の中では当然と思われる微笑みも、外国人の間では、不気味な笑いとして多くの混乱を生み、また悪評が高い。
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.
3
Esp. 嗤い
sneer
Examples
ぎこちない笑いをした店員が答えた。
The smirking male clerk replied.
4
sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
1
Noun or verb acting prenominally
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
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