揶揄う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
Irregular

Etymology

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), from 揶揄 (yayu, banter, teasing).

Verb

揶揄う (transitive and intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana からかう, rōmaji karakau, historical hiragana からかふ)

  1. Alternative spelling of からかう (karakau): to make fun of, to tease, to kid; to resist; to be irresolute; to quarrel

Conjugation

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