What does 笑う mean in Japanese?

笑う (わらう) means "to laugh; to smile" in Japanese.

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Q: How do you use 笑う in a sentence?

彼はよく笑う人です。 (かれはよくわらうひとです。) — He is a person who laughs a lot.

Kana: わらう

to laugh; to smile

⛩️ Japanese Level 2 🏃 Actions & Verbs

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彼はよく笑う人です。

かれはよくわらうひとです。

He is a person who laughs a lot.

What 笑う means

笑う (わらう) is a Japanese word meaning “to laugh; to smile”. It belongs to the Actions & Verbs topic and appears at Level 2, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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