JLPT N1Four-character idioms
呵呵大笑
Readingかかたいしょうkakataishou
- Meaning
- 声を立てて大きく笑うこと
- Explanation
- "呵呵大笑（かかたいしょう）", accompanied by "呵呵", a word expressing the sound of laughter, means laughing loudly out loud. It is used for the appearance of laughing boldly and resoundingly. It is the exact opposite of c2's appearance of laughing quietly and secretly with a stifled voice; the point here is laughing out loud. c4, which reads "呵" as a strange person, is a complete misreading.
Original Japanese explanation
「呵呵大笑（かかたいしょう）」は、「呵呵」という笑い声を表す語を伴い、声を立てて大きく笑うことをいう。豪快に高らかに笑う様子に使う。c2 の声を抑えて密かに笑う様子とは正反対で、こちらはあくまで大声を上げて笑う点が要点。「呵」を怪人と解する c4 は完全な誤読。
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