Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “作り笑い”

作り笑い

つくりわらい

forced laugh; forced smile

Example sentence

"I'm not angry. Look, see this smiling face?" "That's what they call a forced smile!"

Kanji details

Kun/On information

作
On
さく;さ
Kun
つく.る;つく.り;-づく.り
Stroke count
7

・make

・production

・prepare

・build

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笑
On
しょう
Kun
わら.う;え.む
Stroke count
10

・laugh

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