ワライ
Meanings
Noun
1. laugh; laughter
2. smile
3. sneer
esp. 嗤い
4. sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
Pitch accent
ライ
Composed of
LOL; haha
Used in vocabulary (44 in total)
Panaeolus papilionaceus (species of poisonous mushroom)
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
great laughter; burst of laughter
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
laughing matter
faint smile
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
forced laugh; forced smile
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
faint smile
faint smile; half smile
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
laughing while reminiscing
laughingstock
feigned laughter
merry drinker; one who laughs easily
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
laughing in astonishment (at something silly or stupid); scoff
sardonic laugh; scornful smile
laugh line; smile line; nasolabial fold
a laughingstock; a standing joke
fukuwarai; New Year's game in which blindfolded players place cutouts of facial features onto the outline of a face
clamor of laughter
laughing by oneself; erotic pictures; shunga
butt of a joke; punchline
servile smile; sycophantic smile; servile laugh; sycophantic laugh
crying with laughter
first laugh of the year
insincere laugh; insincere smile; ingratiating smile
chuckle; snigger; laughing secretly
comic picture; funny illustration; shunga; pornographic picture
flattering smile
beginning to laugh because others are laughing; being smitten by (infectious) laughter
laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
smirk; affected smile
something people would laugh at
the pot calling the kettle black; people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
Examples (14 in total)
Laughter is infectious.
I thought I would die from laughter.
I could hardly resist laughing.