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