NichiDict

笑う

N4
わらう
嗤う哂う咲う
[warau]
Illustration for 笑う

Meanings

1.GodanIntransitive

to laugh

2.GodanIntransitive

to smile

3.GodanTransitive

to sneer; to ridicule

4.GodanIntransitive

to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

Examples

冗談を聞いて笑いました

I laughed when I heard the joke.

笑う門には福来ると言います。

They say fortune comes to those who smile.

彼女は楽しそうに笑っている

She is laughing happily.