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作り笑い

作り笑い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
つく
Grade: 2
わら
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

  • 作笑 (uncommon)

Noun

作り笑い (hiragana つくりわらい, romaji tsukuriwarai, historical hiragana つくりわらひ)

  1. a feigned or forced laugh or smile

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9