Japanese

あざわらう
Meaning: to sneer at; to mock; to ridicule; to laugh at someone
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 嘲笑う 嘲笑わない
Polite 嘲笑います 嘲笑いません
Past 嘲笑った 嘲笑わなかった
Polite + Past 嘲笑いました 嘲笑いませんでした
Te-form 嘲笑って 嘲笑わなくて
Potential 嘲笑える 嘲笑えない
Passive 嘲笑われる 嘲笑われない
Causative 嘲笑わせる 嘲笑わせない
Causative + Passive 嘲笑わされる 嘲笑わされない
Imperative 嘲笑え 嘲笑うな

Handwriting

嘲
笑
う

Example

He mocked his rival's failure, but he ended up making the same mistake himself.

Usage Notes

Carries a strong nuance of looking down on someone or belittling them through laughter. Often written as 'あざ笑う'.

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