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作り笑い[つくりわらい] (tsukuriwarai)

forced smile

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Meaning

作り笑い (つくりわらい, tsukuriwarai) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “forced smile”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 6

彼女かのじょは作り笑つくりわらいを浮うかべた

A forced smile flickered on her face.

彼女は作り笑いをした。

She forced a smile.

私の作り笑いは俳優の域に熟達した。

My fake laughter is at the same level of an actor's.

母親は緊張のためか作り笑いをしただけだった。

The mother only forced smiles, perhaps because she was tense.

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