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爆笑

Reading

Kana: ばくしょう
Romaji: bakushō
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Definitions

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1

roar of laughter (from several people)

2

laughing hard (single person)

Note: colloquialism

Kanji

Readings: バク、 は.ぜる
Meanings: bomb, burst open, pop, split
Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む
Meaning: laugh

Example Sentences

聴衆(ちょうしゅう)爆笑(ばくしょう)した。
➥The audience exploded with laughter.
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(かれ)冗談(じょうだん)はクラス全員(ぜんいん)爆笑(ばくしょう)させた。
➥His joke made all the class burst into laughter.
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クラス全体(ぜんたい)先生(せんせい)のジョークに爆笑(ばくしょう)しました。
➥The whole class burst into laughter at the teacher's joke.
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聴衆(ちょうしゅう)はみな爆笑(ばくしょう)した。
➥The whole audience erupted in laughter.
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非常(ひじょう)にうまい洒落(しゃらく)だったので、満場(まんじょう)爆笑(ばくしょう)した。
➥It was such a nice joke that everybody burst out laughing.
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(うなず)いたり、()(たた)いたり、ほほえんだり、また、爆笑(ばくしょう)したりして承認(しょうにん)(つた)える。
➥People communicate approval by nodding, by clapping their hands, by smiling or laughing.
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