作り笑い

作り笑い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
作	笑
つく Grade: 2	わら Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 作り (tsukuri, “making”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 作る tsukuru, “to make”) +‎ 笑い (warai, “smiling; laughing”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 笑う warau, “to smile; to laugh”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) つくりわ​らい [tsùkúríwáꜜràì] (Nakadaka – [4])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝɾʲiɰᵝa̠ɾa̠i]

Alternative forms

• 作笑 (uncommon)

Noun

作り笑い (hiragana つくりわらい, rōmaji tsukuriwarai, historical hiragana つくりわらひ)

1. a feigned or forced laugh or smile

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN