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笑話 (しょうわ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

笑しょう話わ

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Meanings

1

noun

amusing story; funny anecdote

A story told for amusement, often a short humorous tale or anecdote.

彼かれはいつも面おも白しろい笑しょう話わをしてくれる。
He always tells us funny stories.

Kanji

笑laugh
話tale, talk

Similar words

小こ話ばなし
小話 is a short, often witty story or anecdote, similar to 笑話 but more commonly used in modern Japanese.
笑わらい話ばなし
笑い話 is a more common and colloquial term for a funny story, while 笑話 is somewhat more literary or formal.

Etymology

Compound of 笑 (laugh) and 話 (story). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from the kanji.