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笑い
noun

laughter

B1

わらうこと。

laughter

わらい

B1Intermediate

B1

その失敗談を聞いて、思わず笑いがこぼれた。

I couldn’t help laughing when I heard the story about the mistake.

A2

テレビで漫才を見て大笑いした。

I watched a comedy duo on TV and laughed a lot.

B1

薬を飲んで痛みが幾分やわらいだ。

The pain eased somewhat after I took the medicine.

B2

真剣な会議なのに、あまりに滑稽な提案が出て笑いをこらえた。

It was a serious meeting, but such a ridiculous proposal came up that I had to hold back my laughter.