Illustration: During a rehearsal in a community theater room, a beginner has dropped several juggling balls and stands awkwardly with one remaining ball pressed to his chest. An onlooker leans back laughing, points at the scattered balls, and deliberately copies the beginner's clumsy raised elbows.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

あざ笑わらう

azawarau

to mock, to sneer at

Example sentences

彼かれらは私達わたしたちの努力どりょくをあざ笑わらった。
They scoffed at our efforts.
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人々ひとびとは彼かれを嘲笑あざわらった。
People laughed at him.
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誰だれをあざ笑わらっているのか。
Who are you laughing at?
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Kanji in 笑

笑laughOnショウKunわらう・えむ

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