What does 笑った in Japanese mean?

What is the meaning of the word 笑った in Japanese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use 笑った in Japanese.

The word 笑った in Japanese means laugh, 笑う、ちょっとした冗談を言う, 声をたてて笑う、笑う, ～を（楽しんで）笑う. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word 笑った

laugh

笑う、ちょっとした冗談を言う

(UK, informal (enjoy a joke, be amused)

We didn't mean to hurt his feelings, we did it just to have a laugh.

声をたてて笑う、笑う

(make sound of joy, etc.)

愉快な夕べで、パーティに来たみんなが笑っていた。

It was a merry evening and everyone at the party was laughing.

～を（楽しんで）笑う

(find amusing)

皆がこの映画を観て笑った。私のボーイフレンドは面白くなくても私のジョークで笑ってくれる。

We all laughed at the film. My boyfriend laughs at my jokes, even when they're not funny.

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Japanese is an East Asian language spoken by more than 125 million people in Japan and Japanese diaspora around the world. The Japanese language also stands out for being commonly written in a combination of three typefaces: kanji and two types of kana onomatopoeia including hiragana and katakana. Kanji is used to write Chinese words or Japanese words that use kanji to express meaning. Hiragana is used to record Japanese original words and grammatical elements such as auxiliary verbs, auxiliary verbs, verb endings, adjectives... Katakana is used to transcribe foreign words.