嘲笑う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嘲 笑
あざ
Grade: S
わら
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
嘲う (rare)

Etymology

Compound of 嘲 (aza, “something off-color or not quite right”, compounding element found in terms such as 嘲る (azakeru, “to ridicule, to jeer at”) and 欺く (azamuku, “to deceive”), cognate with 痣 (aza, “bruise”)) +‎ 笑う (warau, “laugh”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) あざわら​う [àzáwáráꜜù] (Nakadaka – [4])[2]
  • IPA(key): [a̠za̠ɰᵝa̠ɾa̠ɯ̟ᵝ]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "嘲笑う"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
嘲笑う あざわら​う [àzáwáráꜜù]
Imperative (命令形) 嘲笑え あざわら​え [àzáwáráꜜè]
Key constructions
Passive 嘲笑われる あざわらわれ​る [àzáwáráwáréꜜrù]
Causative 嘲笑わせる あざわらわせ​る [àzáwáráwáséꜜrù]
Potential 嘲笑える あざわらえ​る [àzáwáráéꜜrù]
Volitional 嘲笑おう あざわらお​ー [àzáwáráóꜜò]
Negative 嘲笑わない あざわらわ​ない [àzáwáráwáꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 嘲笑わなかった あざわらわ​なかった [àzáwáráwáꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 嘲笑います あざわらいま​す [àzáwáráímáꜜsù]
Perfective 嘲笑った あざわら​った [àzáwáráꜜttà]
Conjunctive 嘲笑って あざわら​って [àzáwáráꜜttè]
Hypothetical conditional 嘲笑えば あざわら​えば [àzáwáráꜜèbà]

Verb

嘲(あざ)笑(わら)う • (azawarau) ←あざわらふ (azawarafu)?godan (stem 嘲(あざ)笑(わら)い (azawarai), past 嘲(あざ)笑(わら)った (azawaratta))

  1. to laugh at, to sneer at, to deride, to mock, to scorn, to ridicule

Conjugation

See also

References

  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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