Vocabulary

What does 嘲笑う (あざわらう, azawarau) mean?

嘲笑う (あざわらう, azawarau) means to sneer at, ridicule.

Quick facts
Reading	あざわらう
Romaji	azawarau
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

嘲笑うあざわらう

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkazawarau

to sneer at, ridicule

Example sentences

彼(かれ)らは失敗(しっぱい)した彼(かれ)を嘲笑(あざわら)った。
They mocked him for having failed.
人(ひと)の努力(どりょく)を嘲笑(あざわら)うのは良(よ)くない。
It's not good to mock other people's efforts.