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Japanese word 笑い: laugh / laughter / smile. Meanings and example sentences.

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笑い (わらい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

笑い (わらい) means laugh / laughter / smile.

See example sentences below.

笑い at a glance

笑い
わらいwarai
N3noun
laugh / laughter / smile
笑いわらいwaraiN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 笑い

Core meaning

laugh / laughter / smile

Basic example sentences

Example 1

みんなの笑いが聞こえた。

Translation

I heard everyone's laughter.

Example 2

彼の冗談は笑いを誘った。

Translation

His joke caused laughter.

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