笑う
- Common
- Godan verb with 'u' ending
- intransitive verb
笑う
Common
Godan
Intransitive
1
Godan verb with 'u' endingintransitive verb
to laugh
クラスのもの皆が彼の冗談に笑った。
The whole class laughed at his joke.
2
Godan verb with 'u' endingintransitive verb
to smile
しかし、彼はめったに笑いませんでした。
But he did not often smile.
3
Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb
to sneer;to ridicule
esp. 嗤う
ベェーだっ！乙女のことを嗤った罰よ！
Pfft! That's what you get for laughing at a girl!
4
Godan verb with 'u' endingintransitive verb
to be dumbfounded;to be flabbergasted
as 笑ってしまう or 笑っちゃう
Other forms
嗤う 【わらう】 (rarely used kanji form) · 哂う 【わらう】 (search-only kanji form) · 咲う 【わらう】 (search-only kanji form)