作り笑い
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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作 | 笑 |
つく Grade: 2 |
わら Grade: 4 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative forms edit
- 作笑 (uncommon)
Etymology edit
Compound of 作り (tsukuri, “making”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 作る tsukuru, “to make”) + 笑い (warai, “smiling; laughing”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 笑う warau, “to smile; to laugh”).[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
作り笑い • (tsukuriwarai) ←つくりわらひ (tukuriwarafi)?