N21674/1725

揶揄からかう

rarely used kanji formusually written using kana alonegodan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

Meanings

to tease, to make fun of, to poke fun at, to make a crack about, to chaff, to kid, to joke, to banter, to pull someone's leg

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Example sentences

彼かれは冗談じょうだんのつもりで友達ともだちをからかったが、相手あいては本気ほんきで怒おこってしまった。

He teased his friend thinking it was just a joke, but the other person got genuinely angry.

人ひとの外見がいけんをからかうのは絶対ぜったいによくないことだと思おもう。

I think it is absolutely wrong to make fun of someone's appearance.

先輩せんぱいに軽かるくからかわれたので、少すこし恥はずかしかった。

I was a little embarrassed because my senior lightly teased me.

彼女かのじょは弟おとうとをからかってばかりいて、なかなか勉強べんきょうさせてくれない。

She is always teasing her little brother and won't let him study.

たとえ親したしい間柄あいだがらであっても、相手あいての弱点じゃくてんをからかうことは慎つつしむべきだ。

Even among close acquaintances, one should refrain from poking fun at another person's weaknesses.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)