呵呵大笑

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Chinese

sound of laughter; sound of derisive or perfunctory laughter to laugh uproariously; to burst out laughing
trad. (呵呵大笑) 呵呵 大笑
simp. #(呵呵大笑) 呵呵 大笑

Pronunciation

Idiom

呵呵大笑

  1. to laugh uproariously

Japanese

Kanji in this term
呵 呵 大 笑
か
Hyōgai 		か
Hyōgai 		たい
Grade: 1 		しょう
Grade: 4
on'yomi kan'on on'yomi
Alternative spelling
呵々大笑

Etymology

Yojijukugo (四字熟語). Ultimately from Middle Chinese 呵呵大笑.

Also analyzable as a compound of 呵呵 (kaka, “uproariously, roaringly”, said of laughter) +‎ 大笑 (taishō, “loud laughter”).[1][2][3]

In older texts, may be encountered with the 呉音 (goon) reading of kaka daishō.

First cited to roughly 1520 in a compilation of Chinese poetry written by Chinese poets and Japanese zen monks.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

呵(か)呵(か)大(たい)笑(しょう) • (kaka taishō) ←かかたいせう (kakataiseu)?

  1. a guffaw, a belly laugh, roaring laughter

Verb

呵(か)呵(か)大(たい)笑(しょう)する • (kaka taishō suru) ←かかたいせう (kakataiseu)?suru (stem 呵(か)呵(か)大(たい)笑(しょう)し (kaka taishō shi), past 呵(か)呵(か)大(たい)笑(しょう)した (kaka taishō shita))

  1. to guffaw, to laugh a ringing laugh, to have a hearty laugh

Conjugation

Conjugation of "呵呵大笑する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 呵呵大笑し かかたいしょうし kakataishō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 呵呵大笑し かかたいしょうし kakataishō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 呵呵大笑する かかたいしょうする kakataishō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 呵呵大笑する かかたいしょうする kakataishō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 呵呵大笑すれ かかたいしょうすれ kakataishō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 呵呵大笑せよ¹
呵呵大笑しろ² 		かかたいしょうせよ¹
かかたいしょうしろ² 		kakataishō seyo¹
kakataishō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 呵呵大笑される かかたいしょうされる kakataishō sareru
Causative 呵呵大笑させる
呵呵大笑さす 		かかたいしょうさせる
かかたいしょうさす 		kakataishō saseru
kakataishō sasu
Potential 呵呵大笑できる かかたいしょうできる kakataishō dekiru
Volitional 呵呵大笑しよう かかたいしょうしよう kakataishō shiyō
Negative 呵呵大笑しない かかたいしょうしない kakataishō shinai
Negative continuative 呵呵大笑せず かかたいしょうせず kakataishō sezu
Formal 呵呵大笑します かかたいしょうします kakataishō shimasu
Perfective 呵呵大笑した かかたいしょうした kakataishō shita
Conjunctive 呵呵大笑して かかたいしょうして kakataishō shite
Hypothetical conditional 呵呵大笑すれば かかたいしょうすれば kakataishō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Classical conjugation of "呵呵大笑す" (サ行変格活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 呵呵大笑せ かかたいしょうせ kakataisyouse
Continuative (連用形) 呵呵大笑し かかたいしょうし kakataisyousi
Terminal (終止形) 呵呵大笑す かかたいしょうす kakataisyousu
Attributive (連体形) 呵呵大笑する かかたいしょうする kakataisyousuru
Realis (已然形) 呵呵大笑すれ かかたいしょうすれ kakataisyousure
Imperative (命令形) 呵呵大笑せよ かかたいしょうせよ kakataisyouseyo
Key constructions
Negative 呵呵大笑せず かかたいしょうせず kakataisyousezu
Contrasting conjunction 呵呵大笑すれど かかたいしょうすれど kakataisyousuredo
Causal conjunction 呵呵大笑すれば かかたいしょうすれば kakataisyousureba
Conditional conjunction 呵呵大笑せば かかたいしょうせば kakataisyouseba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 呵呵大笑しき かかたいしょうしき kakataisyousiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 呵呵大笑しけり かかたいしょうしけり kakataisyousikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 呵呵大笑しつ かかたいしょうしつ kakataisyousitu
Perfect tense (natural event) 呵呵大笑しぬ かかたいしょうしぬ kakataisyousinu
Perfect-continuative tense 呵呵大笑せり
呵呵大笑したり		 かかたいしょうせり
かかたいしょうしたり		 kakataisyouseri
kakataisyousitari
Volitional 呵呵大笑せむ かかたいしょうせむ kakataisyousemu

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
呵呵大笑

Noun

呵呵大笑 • (gagadaeso) (hangeul 가가대소)

  1. hanja form? of 가가대소 (“loud laughter”)
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