笑い

笑い

Japanese

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

Alternative forms

• 嗤い
• 咲い

Noun

笑い (hiragana わらい, rōmaji warai, historical hiragana わらひ)

1. laugh
2. smile
3. sneer

Derived terms

• 大笑 (おおわら)い (ōwarai): burst of laughter
• 作 (つく)り笑 (わら)い (tsukuriwarai): forced laugh
• 苦笑 (にがわら)い (nigawarai): bitter smile