Word details

あざ笑う

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word あざ笑う.

Dictionary

Entry

あざ笑う嘲笑う嘲うざわらTransitiveGodan verbFreq #10611
1

to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

Examples
われわれは貧しい人あざ笑ってはいけない。
We must not laugh at the poor.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

laugh

10 strokesFrequency 913JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ショウ

Kun

わら.うえ.む

Nanori

えみ

ridicule, insult

15 strokesGrade 8

On

チョウトウ

Kun

あざけ.る

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