Illustration: At a neighborhood community hall, a self-important amateur magician stands frozen after pulling an enormous pair of underpants from his sleeve instead of a handkerchief. Several nearby spectators point directly at him, shoulders shaking with mocking laughter.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

笑わらいもの

waraimono

laughingstock

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは笑わらいものにされた。

    He was made a fool of.

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  2. 笑わらいものにされるのはごめんだ。

    I refuse to be made into a laughing stock.

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  3. 彼かれはばかげた行おこないをして笑わらいものになった。

    He was laughed at for a stupid act.

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Kanji in 笑

  • 笑laughOnショウKunわらう・えむ

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