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Keyword
laugh
Info
FrequencyTop 100
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig1008
Readings
わら
(49%)
え
(39%)
Composed of
竹
bamboo
夭
early death
Mnemonic

Would you laugh if I told you that you can meet an early death being tortured and killed by a bamboo? That sounds ridiculous, I know! Bamboo grows so fast that you can literally tie someone down, place a few bamboo sprouts under him, and just wait until the bamboo pierces through him. Not so funny now, huh?

It's a real thing.

Used in vocabulary (243 in total)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
smiling face; smile
smile
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Examples (200 in total)
You will be laughed at.
I couldn't help laughing when I heard that story.
I can't stop laughing when I hear that story.
I cannot help but laugh at it.
Try to smile a little.
What are you laughing at?
I could hardly keep from laughing.
He couldn't help laughing at it.
He laughed.
He was laughing.
Her eyes are laughing.
She was laughed at.
I can't help laughing at her.
I cannot help laughing at you.
I laughed.
I didn't laugh.
I don't want to be laughed at.
I was the only one who laughed.
I cannot help laughing.
I couldn't help but laugh.
I couldn't help but laugh when I saw it.
That almost made me laugh.
I could not help laughing when I saw him.
I want to die laughing.
He was laughed at by everybody.
I was laughed at by everyone.
You may laugh at me.
He kept on laughing at me.
I couldn't help laughing.
Ninety-nine always makes me laugh.
He is always laughing.
Why's everyone laughing?
Why are you laughing?
Why were you smiling?
Everyone began to laugh.
Who are you laughing at?
Why is everybody laughing?
What made you laugh?
Stop laughing.
Somebody laughed.
He who laughs last laughs best.
They laughed at him.
They laughed.
Thanks for always making me laugh.
Don't laugh at him.
Why was he laughing?
Don't laugh at a person in trouble.
The girls began to laugh when they heard the story.
Thank you for your always smiling face.
I just want to see your smile, that's all.
I want to protect this smile.
It's good to see you smile.
Don't say scary things with a smile.
Keep smiling.
This book gave me a good laugh.
I was laughed at at school today.
I can't remember the last time I laughed.
No one laughed.
His story made us laugh.
We couldn't help but laugh when we listened to his story.
Everyone laughed at me yesterday.
I didn't know whether to get angry or to laugh.
I don't know whether I should laugh or cry.
I don't like how he laughs.
I like the way she smiles.
In her smile there is a supernatural charm.
The other boys smiled.
Is it true that the more people laugh, the happier they are?
He will be laughed at by his friends.
It wasn't funny, but I laughed.
Please don't laugh at me.
Did he not laugh then?
I don't like the way she laughs.
I promise not to laugh.
Who's smiling at you?
He rose to his feet and smiled at her.
She saw him smile.
She smiled at him.
She said with a smile.
She smiled.
People laughed at the boy.
Everyone laughed at the story.
Laugh with them.
The two young girls smiled happily.
We played and laughed.
I'm not used to being laughed at.
I'm used to being laughed at.
I can't forget her smile.
They weren't laughing then.
Don't laugh at my failure.
They laughed at his mistake.
They looked at the photo taken of me when I was a boy and laughed.
His jokes are not funny at all.
We could not help laughing at the joke.
The whole class laughed at his joke.
We couldn't help laughing at the teacher's joke.
His joke made us all laugh.
His jokes made us laugh.
He could not help laughing at her jokes.
They all laughed at his jokes.
I cannot help laughing at her jokes.
Her jokes made us all laugh.
I cannot help laughing at her joke.
I could not but laugh at the joke.
I cannot help laughing at the joke.
I could not but laugh at his joke.
He greeted me with a smile.
I love your smile.
We all laughed at his joke.
We couldn't help laughing at his joke.
We could not help laughing at his story.
The girls began to laugh.
They laughed and cried at the same time.
I couldn't help laughing at the sight.
She was laughed at by her friends.
You laugh too much!
Everybody in the picture is smiling happily.
Smiling sadly, she began to talk.
She spoke to me with a smile.
They greeted me with a smile.
She smiled happily.
The princess couldn't help laughing at him.
I couldn't help laughing at the plan.
Why are you laughing? I'm trying to be serious here...
It is our turn to laugh.
A smile suits you best.
Alice smiled.
I could not subdue the desire to laugh.
He told us such funny stories that we all laughed.
His joke set everyone laughing.
You should be cautious of how you laugh.
The boy was laughed at by everybody.
All the other boys laughed at me.
They all started laughing at me.
His story was so funny that everyone could not help laughing.
You have a beautiful smile.
He asked me why I was laughing.
He was afraid of being laughed at.
Please don't laugh! Try it yourself!
As soon as she saw me, she started to laugh.
I like the way you smile.
She couldn't hold back her laughter.
Everybody watched the president laugh with a puzzled expression on their faces.
I thought I would die from laughter.
I thought I would die of laughter.
I remember the sound of your laugh.
The children's laughs spread throughout the forest.
I could not help laughing to see him dancing.
Man is the only animal that can laugh.
Humans are the only animals that laugh.
She made the children laugh.
Only humans can laugh.
She gave a faint smile.
I smiled faintly.
His poor song was laughed at by all the students.
He seems to be afraid of being laughed at if he makes a mistake.
I laughed out loud.
He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing.
All at once they began to laugh.
She could hardly keep from laughing when she saw the dress.
She smiled at me.
The two brothers smiled at each other.
I cannot help laughing at your folly.
He smiled to think what a fool he had been.
I cannot help laughing at my folly.
Laughter is infectious.
They smiled at one another.
I like your smile.
I like that smile!
He disguised his sorrow with a smile.
He hid his sadness behind a smile.
A smile played on her lips.
Her smile convinced him that she was happy.
Her smile convinced me of her trust in me.
Her smile spoke love.
She looked at him with a smile on her face.
I couldn't restrain a smile.
The two ladies smiled at each other.
Laughter filled the room.
She laughed at the sight of his hat.
He laughed at my joke.
He stared at me with a satirical smile.
The other children laughed.
When he smiled, the children saw his long, gray teeth.
He made the children laugh.
Mike smiled.
Sorry I laughed so much.
I can not help laughing to see him dance.
The professor smiled.
That child was talking with an innocent smile.
The young girl laughed carelessly.
The three of them began to laugh.
He smiled to express his agreement.
Her smile expressed joy.
Her smile expressed her thanks.
Their home is abundant in love and laughter.
"Your army is impotent against mine!!" he laughed.
They laughed at my idea.
She couldn't help bursting into laughter.
I could hardly resist laughing.