作り笑い

Japanese
Kanji in this term
作 笑
つく
Grade: 2		 わら
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 作り (tsukuri, “making”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 作る tsukuru, “to make”) +‎ 笑い (warai, “smiling; laughing”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 笑う warau, “to smile; to laugh”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Alternative forms
  • 作笑 (uncommon)

Noun

作り笑い (hiragana つくりわらい, rōmaji tsukuriwarai, historical hiragana つくりわらひ)

  1. a feigned or forced laugh or smile

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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