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哄笑

哄笑

Chinese

deceive; coax; resound with laughter laugh; smile
simp. and trad.
(哄笑)

Idiom

哄笑

  1. to break into laughter; to roar with laughter

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Hyōgaiji
しょう
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

哄笑 (hiragana こうしょう, romaji kōshō)

  1. a roar of laughter

Verb

哄笑する (hiragana こうしょうする, romaji kōshō suru)

  1. burst out laughing
    • 1952, 久坂葉子, 華々しき瞬間:
      二人 (ふたり)哄笑 (こうしょう)した。
      Futari wa kōshō shita.
      They both burst out laughing.

Conjugation