哄笑

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Chinese

deceive; coax; resound with laughter laugh; smile
trad. (哄笑)
simp. #(哄笑)

Pronunciation 1


Verb

哄笑

  1. to break into laughter; to roar with laughter

Pronunciation 2


Verb

哄笑

  1. to amuse; to make (people) laugh

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Hyōgai
しょう
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

(こう)(しょう) (kōshō

  1. a roar of laughter

Verb

(こう)(しょう)する (kōshō surusuru (stem (こう)(しょう) (kōshō shi), past (こう)(しょう)した (kōshō shita))

  1. burst out laughing
    • 1952, 久坂葉子, 華々しき瞬間:
      二人(ふたり)哄笑(こうしょう)した。
      Futari wa kōshō shita.
      They both burst out laughing.

Conjugation