からかう

Japanese

Alternative forms

  • 揶揄う

Etymology

Attested in The Tale of the Heike (c. 1330).

Likely cognate with 絡む (karamu, to start a fight with, to pick a quarrel) and 絡める (karameru, to entangle, to entwine).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) らか [kàrákáꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɾa̠ka̠ɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

からかう (godan conjugation, rōmaji karakau, historical hiragana からかふ)

  1. to make fun of, to tease, to kid
    からかい (じょう) () (たか) ()さん
    Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san
    Skilled Teaser Takagi-san
    Synonyms: 嬲る (naburu), 揶揄する (yayu suru)
  2. to resist
    Synonyms: 争う (arasou), 抵抗する (teikō suru)
  3. (archaic) to be irresolute
    Synonyms: うじうじする (ujiuji suru), たゆたう (tayutau)
  4. (archaic) to quarrel
    Synonym: 喧嘩する (kenka suru)

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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