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揶揄 (やゆ, yayu) Japanese meaning: banter | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 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
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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
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He spoke in a tone that ridiculed his colleague's mistake.
That comedian is popular for material that pokes fun at politicians.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 揶や 揄ゆ する to mock or tease someone
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
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.)
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
That unusual hairstyle quickly became a target of ridicule.
Related words 揶揄 usually implies light, indirect teasing, while 嘲笑 is stronger and more openly scornful mockery.
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.
皮肉 refers to a sarcastic or ironic remark, while 揶揄 specifically means teasing or mocking someone or something directly.
Written forms 揶や 揄ゆ Usage 93%
Standard kanji form; the word is normally written in kanji.
やゆ Usage 6%
Kana spelling is sometimes used for clarity or in casual writing.
ヤユ Usage 1%
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.
