I Love Kanji嘲笑う (azawarau)
嘲笑う (あざわらう, azawarau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to laugh at; to ridicule”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.
- Reading
- あざわらう
- Romaji
- azawarau
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 嘲笑う
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 嘲笑う | あざわらう azawarau |
| Polite (~masu) | 嘲笑います | あざわらいます azawaraimasu |
| Negative | 嘲笑わない | あざわらわない azawarawanai |
| Polite negative | 嘲笑いません | あざわらいません azawaraimasen |
| Past | 嘲笑った | あざわらった azawaratta |
| Polite past | 嘲笑いました | あざわらいました azawaraimashita |
| Negative past | 嘲笑わなかった | あざわらわなかった azawarawanakatta |
| Te-form | 嘲笑って | あざわらって azawaratte |
| Potential | 嘲笑える | あざわらえる azawaraeru |
| Passive | 嘲笑われる | あざわらわれる azawarawareru |
| Causative | 嘲笑わせる | あざわらわせる azawarawaseru |
| Volitional | 嘲笑おう | あざわらおう azawaraou |
| Imperative | 嘲笑え | あざわらえ azawarae |
| Conditional (~ba) | 嘲笑えば | あざわらえば azawaraeba |
Kanji in 嘲笑う
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 嘲笑う.
Source: JMdict entry 1565610 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.