JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: faces & voices

げらげら

roaring with laughter

Stroke order of げらげら

4 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

げ · 5 strokes ら · 2 strokes げ · 5 strokes ら · 2 strokes

Memory trick

GERA-GERA — 'gerra gerra' — roaring 'get 'em' laughter.

Parts: adverb; with する/笑う; loud laughter

The characters in げらげら

げげ — ge (5 strokes)
らら — ra (2 strokes)
げげ — ge (5 strokes)
らら — ra (2 strokes)

Example sentence

映画を見てげらげら笑いました。

えいがをみてげらげらわらいました。

I roared with laughter at the movie.

More words: Mimetic words: faces & voices

にやにやgrinning; smirking くすくすgiggling しくしくsobbing quietly めそめそwhimpering ぶつぶつgrumbling; muttering ぼんやりabsent-minded; vaguely うとうとdozing off すやすやsleeping peacefully ぼーっとspaced out きょろきょろlooking around restlessly じろじろstaring

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