笑い話

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
わら
Grade: 4
はなし > ばなし
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 笑い話 – see the following entry.
わらいばなし
funny story
Alternative spelling
笑話
(This term, 笑い話, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)