笑わらいかける

Written forms

• 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.

Kanji

• 笑laugh
• 掛hang, suspend, depend

Similar words

• 笑わらう

  笑う is a general verb for laughing or smiling, while 笑いかける specifically means directing a smile at someone.

• 微笑ほほえむ

  微笑む is a softer, more subdued smile, often without a clear target, whereas 笑いかける implies an intentional smile directed at a person.

Etymology

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