揶揄

やゆ

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

Kanji

• 揶 tease; play with. Read as ヤ.
• 揄 pull; tease; play with. Read as ユ.

Example sentences

• いつも世の中の有様を揶揄するような感じで観ている。
  I watch it with a feeling of mocking the continual state of the world.

Words containing 揶揄

• 揶揄嘲笑 (やゆちょうしょう) ridicule and sneering

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