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What does 笑い (わらい, warai) mean?

笑い (わらい, warai) means laughter, smile.

Quick facts
Readingわらい
Romajiwarai
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
わらい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonwarai

laughter, smile

  1. 1noun laugh; laughter
  2. 2noun smile
  3. 3noun sneer
  4. 4noun sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

Example sentences

  • I can hear laughter from the next room.

  • His joke got a big laugh out of everyone.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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