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笑う
わらう
N4
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
to laugh
2
to smile
3
to sneer
4
to ridicule
5
to be dumbfounded
6
to be flabbergasted
Example sentence
彼女は笑うと愛らしくえくぼができる。
She has cute dimples when she smiles.
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Kanji in this word
笑
Laugh
10 strokes
More words with
笑
微笑
びしょう ·
smile
N1
笑顔
えがお ·
smile (on one's face)
N3
笑い
わらい ·
laugh
N3
微笑む
ほほえむ ·
to smile
N3
笑窪
えくぼ ·
Full entry on Jisho
dimple
可笑しい
おかしい ·
funny
苦笑い
にがわらい ·
bitter smile
作り笑い
つくりわらい ·
forced laugh
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