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笑いもの

笑い者、 笑い物

Reading

Kana: わらいもの
Romaji: waraimono
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Definition

1

laughingstock; butt of ridicule

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む
Meaning: laugh
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter

Example Sentences

(かれ)(わら)いものにされた。
➥He was made a fool of.
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そんなことをすれば(わら)いものの(たね)なるよ。
➥If you do that, you're going to subject yourself to ridicule.
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(きみ)町中(まちなか)(わら)いものだっていうことを()らないのか。
➥Don't you know that you are the laughingstock of the whole town?
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(かれ)らはしばしば上司(じょうし)(わら)いものにする。
➥They often make fun of the boss.
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(かれ)はばかげた(おこな)いをして(わら)いものになった。
➥He was laughed at for a stupid act.
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私達(わたしたち)はどんな(ひと)もどんな(こと)(わら)いものにすべきでない。
➥We shouldn't make fun of anybody or anything.
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