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冷笑的 (れいしょうてき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

冷れい笑しょう的てき

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Meanings

1

sarcastic; derisive; sneering

Describes an attitude or remark that is coldly mocking or scornful. Often used with 態度, 口調, or 笑い.

彼かれの冷れい笑しょう的てきな態たい度どが気きに入いらなかった

。

I didn't like his sarcastic attitude.

彼かの女じょは冷れい笑しょう的てきな口く調ちょうで答こたえた。

She answered in a derisive tone.

Kanji

冷cool, cold (beer, person), chill
笑laugh
的bull's eye, mark, target

Related words

シニカル
冷笑的 emphasizes a scornful, sneering manner, whereas シニカル focuses more on an underlying distrustful or skeptical mindset.

Built from

冷れい笑しょう+的てき

Etymology

Compound of 冷笑 (cold laugh, sneer) + 的 (suffix forming adjectival nouns). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for creating descriptive terms from Sino-Japanese roots.