大笑い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 1
わら
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Prefixed compound of (ō-, big) +‎ (warai, laughing, laughter), itself the stem noun form of verb 笑う (warau, to laugh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [o̞ːβ̞a̠ɾa̠i]

Adjective

(おお)(わら) • (ōwaraiおほわらひ (ofowarafi)?-na (adnominal (おお)(わら) (ōwarai na), adverbial (おお)(わら) (ōwarai ni))

  1. uproariously funny

Inflection

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Noun

(おお)(わら) • (ōwaraiおほわらひ (ofowarafi)?

  1. a burst of laughter, a big laugh, a guffaw

Synonyms

Verb

(おお)(わら)する • (ōwarai suruおほわらひ (ofowarafi)?suru (stem (おお)(わら) (ōwarai shi), past (おお)(わら)した (ōwarai shita))

  1. to laugh uproariously, to guffaw

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