Translation guide
Describes laughing so hard that your body shakes uncontrollably. Japanese expresses this with specific verbs and mimetic words.
To laugh so hard that your body shakes or convulses
Literally 'roll around laughing'. The most common way to describe laughing uncontrollably, often implying physical movement like doubling over.
Hearing his joke, everyone convulsed with laughter.
Literally 'explosive laughter'. Emphasizes a sudden, loud burst of laughter, often with body-shaking.
I burst out laughing (convulsed with laughter) watching that video.
Literally 'laugh while holding your belly'. Describes laughing so hard you clutch your stomach, a classic image of convulsive laughter.
Literally 'twist one's body laughing'. A more vivid, literary expression for convulsing with laughter.
His story was so funny I convulsed with laughter, holding my belly.
She was so amused she twisted her body laughing.