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大笑

大笑

Chinese

 
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
laugh; smile
simp. and trad.
(大笑)

Verb

大笑

  1. to laugh uproariously; to burst out laughing

Synonyms

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
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Etymology 1

From Sinitic 大笑.

Pronunciation

Usage notes

This word is more commonly read using the kun'yomi ōwarai.

Noun

大笑 (hiragana たいしょう, romaji taishō, historical hiragana たいせう)

  1. uproarious laughter
Synonyms

Verb

大笑する (hiragana たいしょうする, romaji taishō suru)

  1. to guffaw, to laugh uproariously, to roar with laughter
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Prefixed compound of (ō, big) + (warai, laughing, laughter).

Pronunciation

Adjectival noun

大笑 (-na inflection, hiragana おおわらい, romaji ōwarai, historical hiragana おほわらひ)

  1. uproariously funny

Noun

大笑 (hiragana おおわらい, romaji ōwarai)

  1. uproarious laughter
Alternative forms
Synonyms

Verb

大笑する (hiragana おおわらいする, romaji ōwarai suru)

  1. to guffaw, to laugh uproariously, to roar with laughter
Conjugation