揶や揄ゆ

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揶揄する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	揶や揄ゆする	揶や揄ゆしない
Polite	揶や揄ゆします	揶や揄ゆしません
Past polite	揶や揄ゆしました	揶や揄ゆしませんでした
Past	揶や揄ゆした	揶や揄ゆしなかった
Te-form	揶や揄ゆして	揶や揄ゆしないで
Desire	揶や揄ゆしたい	揶や揄ゆしたくない
Potential	揶や揄ゆできる	揶や揄ゆできない
Passive	揶や揄ゆされる	揶や揄ゆされない
Causative	揶や揄ゆさせる	揶や揄ゆさせない
Causative passive	揶や揄ゆさせられる	揶や揄ゆさせられない
Volitional	揶や揄ゆしよう
Polite volitional	揶や揄ゆしましょう
Imperative	揶や揄ゆしろ	揶や揄ゆするな
Conditional	揶や揄ゆすれば	揶や揄ゆしなければ
Tara conditional	揶や揄ゆしたら	揶や揄ゆしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

banter; ridicule; teasing

Refers to light, often witty mockery or playful teasing, but can also carry a sharper tone of ridicule depending on context. Commonly used in the form 揶揄する.

彼かれは同どう僚りょうの失しっ敗ぱいを揶や揄ゆするような口く調ちょうで話はなした。
He spoke in a tone that ridiculed his colleague's mistake.
そのコメディアンは政せい治じ家かを揶や揄ゆするネタで人にん気きだ。
That comedian is popular for material that pokes fun at politicians.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉を揶や揄ゆするto mock or tease someone
彼かれは同どう僚りょうを揶や揄ゆするような発はつ言げんをした。
He made a remark that mocked his coworker.
〈人ひと〉に揶や揄ゆされるto be mocked or teased by someone
彼かれはその失しっ敗ぱいを友ゆう人じんたちに揶や揄ゆされた。
He was teased by his friends about that failure.
〈事こと〉を揶や揄ゆするto mock or ridicule something (a statement, decision, etc.)
首しゅ相しょうの発はつ言げんをメディアが揶や揄ゆした。
The media mocked the prime minister's remark.
揶や揄ゆの対たい象しょうになるto become the target of mockery
その珍めずらしい髪かみ型がたはすぐに揶や揄ゆの対たい象しょうになった。
That unusual hairstyle quickly became a target of ridicule.

Kanji

揶tease, play with
揄pull, tease, play with

Related words

嘲ちょう笑しょう
揶揄 usually implies light, indirect teasing, while 嘲笑 is stronger and more openly scornful mockery.
からかうN2
からかう is a common everyday verb for playful teasing, whereas 揶揄 is more literary and typically appears in written or formal contexts.
冷ひやかすN1
冷やかす is casual, good-natured joking meant to embarrass someone lightly, while 揶揄 can carry a sharper, more pointed edge of criticism.
皮ひ肉にくN2
皮肉 refers to a sarcastic or ironic remark, while 揶揄 specifically means teasing or mocking someone or something directly.

Word family

揶や揄ゆ嘲ちょう笑しょう
ridicule and sneering; casting ridicule and scorn

Written forms

揶や揄ゆUsage93%
Standard kanji form; the word is normally written in kanji.
やゆUsage6%
Kana spelling is sometimes used for clarity or in casual writing.
ヤユUsage1%

Etymology

The kanji 揶 and 揄 both carry meanings related to 'ridicule' or 'mockery'. The word is of Chinese origin (Sino-Japanese), and its exact historical derivation is uncertain.