笑わらいかける

笑いかける · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

smile at; grin at

Describes directing a smile or grin toward someone, often to show friendliness or amusement. The target is marked with に.

〈人ひと〉に笑わらいかけるto smile at someone
彼かれは私わたしに笑わらいかけた。
He smiled at me.
にっこり笑わらいかけるto give someone a bright, warm smile
彼かの女じょは子こ供どもににっこり笑わらいかけた。
She gave the child a bright smile.
優やさしく笑わらいかけるto smile gently at someone
先せん生せいは生せい徒とたちに優やさしく笑わらいかけた。
The teacher smiled gently at the students.

笑わらうN4
笑う is the general verb for laughing or smiling without necessarily aiming it at anyone, while 笑いかける specifically means smiling at a particular person.
微笑ほほえむN3
微笑む describes a soft, quiet smile that may have no particular target, whereas 笑いかける emphasizes intentionally directing the smile at someone.
微笑ほほえみかけるN2
微笑みかける is a gentler, quieter version of 笑いかける, both meaning to smile at someone, but 微笑みかける suggests a softer or more tender smile.

にらむN2
睨む means to glare or scowl at someone, the hostile opposite of 笑いかける, which means to smile at someone warmly.

笑わらいかけるUsage99%
Standard spelling using okurigana for the auxiliary verb かける.
笑わらい掛かけるUsage1%
Alternative spelling using the kanji 掛 for かける; less common but still encountered.

Compound of 笑い (the continuative form of 笑う, 'to laugh/smile') and かける ('to direct toward').