Illustration: At a family kitchen table, an adult proudly presents a homemade rabbit-shaped cake whose soft frosting ears have slumped over its eyes. The baker notices the ridiculous result and breaks into laughter along with an elderly parent and a younger sibling.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

笑わらい事ごと

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laughing matter

Most often used in negative expressions such as 笑い事ではない. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

笑わらい事ごとではなかった。
It was no laughing matter.
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彼かれが試験しけんに落おちたことは笑わらい事ごとではない。
His failing the test is no laughing matter.
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笑わらいごとではすまなくなる。
That goes beyond a joke.
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Kanji in 笑事

笑laughOnショウKunわらう・えむ
事matter; thingOnジ・ズKunこと・つかう・つかえる

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