あざ笑う (あざわらう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

あざ笑う (あざわらう) means to sneer at / to ridicule.

See example sentences below.

あざ笑う at a glance

あざ笑う

あざわらうazawarau

N1verb

to sneer at / to ridicule

あざ笑うあざわらうazawarauN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to sneer at / to ridicule

Example 1

彼は失敗をあざ笑った。

Translation

He sneered at the failure.

Example 2

みんなが彼の話をあざ笑った。

Translation

Everyone sneered at his story.