嘲あざける

あ

ざ

け

る

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

ridicule; mock; scoff at; jeer at

A transitive verb meaning to laugh at someone or something with contempt. It is stronger and more malicious than casual teasing, and is often used in written or serious contexts.

人ひとの失しっ敗ぱいを嘲あざけるのはよくない。
It is wrong to ridicule other people's failures.
彼かれは相あい手

て

の

意い

見けん

を

嘲あざけ

る

よう

に

笑わら

っ

た

。

He laughed as if mocking the other person's opinion.

Written forms

嘲あざけるUsage63%
Standard kanji spelling for あざける; this form is high priority.
あざけるUsage31%
嘲あざけるUsage6%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not recommended for ordinary writing.

Kanji

嘲ridicule, insult

Similar words

からかう
Means to tease or poke fun at someone; it can be playful, while 嘲る usually implies contempt or scorn.
ばかにする
A common everyday expression meaning to make a fool of or look down on someone; 嘲る is more written and often more sharply scornful.
笑わらう
Simply means to laugh, but can mean laugh at someone depending on context; 嘲る explicitly includes ridicule or contempt.

Etymology

A native Japanese verb conventionally written with 嘲, a kanji associated with mocking or ridicule. The exact historical derivation of あざける is uncertain.