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    3. 笑い話

    笑い話

    笑わらい​話ばなし

    funny story

    KMT9News #31+1NounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab25 strokes

    わらいばなし

    Noun

    1.
    funny story, funny anecdote

    Stroke 0 / 25

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    彼かれは面おも白しろい笑わらい話ばなしをして、みんなを笑わらわせた。

    He told a funny story and made everyone laugh.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    その日ひの出で来き事ごとは、今いまでは良よい笑わらい話ばなしになっている。

    What happened that day has now become a good funny story.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの失しっ敗ぱい談だんは、いつも最さい高こうの笑わらい話ばなしになる。

    His stories of failure always become the best funny stories.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    友ゆう人じんと昔もかしの笑わらい話ばなしで盛もり上あがり、楽たのしい時じ間かんを過すごした。

    I had a great time with my friends, getting excited over old funny stories.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily LifeFamily & Relationships
    どんなに辛つらい経けい験けんも、時じ間かんが経たてば笑わらい話ばなしに変かえられるものだ。

    No matter how painful an experience, with time, it can be turned into a funny story.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychologyphilosophy

    Characters that make up this word

    笑
    わら.う・え.む…(2)
    laugh
    Kanji
    話
    はな.す・はなし…(1)
    tale・talk
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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