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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

からかう

N2
karakau
  1. to ridicule
  2. to tease
  3. to banter with
  4. to make fun of
godan verbtransitive

Also written 揶揄う

Chinese meanings

取笑;戏弄

Examples

  • 新しん入にゅう生せいをからかってはいけません。
    Don't make fun of the new student!
    不要取笑新生。
  • 彼かれをからかわずにはいられない。
    I can't help making fun of him.
    我忍不住取笑他。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('8a365cb6af'); // からかう
{
  "id": "8a365cb6af",
  "word": "からかう",
  "reading": "からかう",
  "romaji": "karakau",
  "meanings": [
    "to ridicule",
    "to tease",
    "to banter with",
    "to make fun of"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v5u",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1567650,
  "other_forms": [
    "揶揄う"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "新入生をからかってはいけません。",
      "furigana": "{新入生|しんにゅうせい}をからかってはいけません。",
      "en": "Don't make fun of the new student!",
      "tatoeba_id": 145211
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼をからかわずにはいられない。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}をからかわずにはいられない。",
      "en": "I can't help making fun of him.",
      "tatoeba_id": 95966
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "24e1356d583101d065a170a5a7c20fe737b47730af042914b29d30edfb4aba1e",
    "meanings": [
      "取笑",
      "戏弄"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "新入生をからかってはいけません。",
        "zh": "不要取笑新生。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼をからかわずにはいられない。",
        "zh": "我忍不住取笑他。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/8a365cb6af",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1567650; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "89a3f38d43ee7cfb94845938e5e5fc25b14bf0066e94cf964a00d33896030615"
  }
}