わらふ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of わらふ – see the following entry.

【笑わらう】 [verb] to spontaneously express joy or amusement by means of the voice or facial expression: [verb] to laugh [verb] to smile [verb] to split open (as a plant bud), to bloom [verb] to split open from ripening (as fruit or vegetables) [verb] (figurative) to bud, become green and verdant, and bloom in spring (as the landscape) [verb] to come undone (as a stitch or seam) [verb] (slang) to become weak and wobbly (as in the knees) [verb] to laugh at, to make fun of, to make a fool of

(This term, わらふ (warafu), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as わらふ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as わらふ.)