笑う

わらう

To laugh, to smile

N4verb·warau

How to remember it

笑 pictures bamboo above a smiling face — picture laughter swaying like bamboo.

Example sentences

  • 彼の冗談にみんなが笑った。

    かれのじょうだんにみんながわらった。

    Everyone laughed at his joke.

  • 写真を見て思わず笑ってしまった。

    しゃしんをみておもわずわらってしまった。

    I couldn't help laughing when I saw the photo.

Usage

Covers both laughing and smiling; the cause is marked by に.

Related words

笑顔笑い声面白い泣く

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