How do you spell haha in Japanese?

Wwww is the Japanese equivalent of the English hahahaha, used to express laughter online and in text message.
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How do you laugh in Japanese slang?

wwwwwwww. In Japanese, text messaging the letter “w” is short for warau (笑う), which means “to laugh.” It's the Japanese equivalent of saying “Haha” or “LOL.” The more Ws you add, the longer the laughter—similar to typing “Lolololololololol.”
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What does Hahawe mean in Japanese?

母 (Haha)

母 (haha) is the humble word for mother in Japanese. If you were to talk about your mother (to people outside of your family) in a formal situation, haha is the word you'd use. Because this is humble Japanese or 謙譲語(kenjougo), it's rude to refer to other people's mothers as haha.
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What does Okasan mean?

okaasan is the honorific form of address, and you'd definitely use it to refer to someone else's mother. Formally, you wouldn't use it to refer to your own mother, but, in practice, at least some Japanese do. haha would be used, formally, for your own mother, or in more casual speech.
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How do you say LOL in Japanese text?

笑(笑) 笑 (wara) is the equivalent of 'lol' in Japanese.
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How to Say Mother in Japanese - Haha vs Okaasan (母 vs お母さん)



What is LOL Korean?

1. ㅋㅋ (a sound of laughter) This comes from 크크 (kuh-kuh). This is the Korean text slang equivalent to the English “LOL.” The more ㅋ you include, the more you're laughing, so don't be surprised to see whole strings of ㅋ.
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Why do Japanese say Kusa?

In Japanese, kusa 草 means "grass," but it's also a Japanese internet slang for "lol," used when you're laughing at something (someone's joke, maybe.)
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What does ONII San mean?

Oniisan, or onii-san: This is the general term for older brother. Oniichan, or onii-chan: This is the term for older brother that signifies closeness. This is used as a term of endearment. Oniisama, or onii-sama: This is the term for older brother that is the most formal.
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What is Oka Sama in Japanese?

mother (formal tone)
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What is Okosan in Japanese?

Learn Japanese: okosan - child (polite)
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What does Chichi mean Japanese?

It says Chichi is Japanese for "milk" and "my father". Also a Japanese slang term for "breasts". But it is not exact. Akira Toriyama named her Chichi, meaning milk, because his father is the Ox king.
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How do you say Mom in anime?

The standard way to address one's mother is with 'okaa-san' (お母さん) or some variation thereof. To refer to one's own mother, one is likely to use haha (母) to people outside the family. A member of a noble household (especially in a samurai anime!)
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What is Tosan Japanese?

Tosan (tō-sän) // short for o-tosan or father in japanese. Tosan is the intersection of menswear and parenthood, selvedge denim and dad jeans, vintage trucks and car seats, half marathons and jogging strollers.
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Do Japanese people use LOL?

Since the word begins with a 'w', Japanese netizens use 'www' to represent laughter - same as 'lol' in English language. Later they found funny that the shape of letter w resembles a cluster of grass. Therefore, '草'(grass) is used to mean 'lol'.
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What does KKKK mean in Spanish?

Yes, kkkkk basically means LOL (Laughing Out Loud). In Brazil, at least. The Portuguese mostly use "hahaha" or "ahahaha". 8. ManaSyn Português • 4 yr.
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What can I say instead of haha?

Ha-ha synonyms
  • lol (related) ...
  • hehehe (related) ...
  • laughter (related) (Archaic) A reason for merriment. ...
  • joke. A thing done or said merely in fun. ...
  • heh (related) ...
  • ha-ha-ha-ha (related) ...
  • funny. Comic strips. ...
  • lmao (related)
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What is a Obachan?

Obachan is a Japanese word for "grandmother." The word is usually written as Obaachan to distinguish it from the word for "aunt." They sound almost exactly the same save the longer "a" sound for grandmother.
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What is Nii Nii in Japanese?

兄 にい nii. Parts of speech noun, used as a suffix used after the name of someone who is an older brother figure. Parts of speech noun (common) (futsuumeishi) used with various honorifics to mean (older) brother.
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What is the senpai?

What does senpai mean? In Japanese, a senpai is an upperclassman who mentors an underclassman, or kohai. This term is used most often in English in reference to anime and manga.
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Can you call a girl ONII Chan?

Chan is just a suffix used as endearment, most commonly for babies of both genders, pets, and girls or possibly women. Onii-chan is therefore an endearing way to say big brother, with a more feminine sort of sound.
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Why do Japanese write WWWW?

The use of wwww to represent laughing comes from the Japanese wara (笑), “to laugh.” With the rise of text-messaging and the internet in the 1990s–2000s, Japanese users adapted the kanji 笑 to denote laughter, similar to LOL. People eventually found it easier, though, to use the letter w, from the romaji of 笑, wara.
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Why is lol in Japanese grass?

When many w are placed together (www), it resembles blades of grass. From this viewpoint, kusa (草), which means grass in Japanese, has also come to mean great laughter around the Japanese internet. Kusa symbols can often be seen racing through chatboxes during live streams when something comical is happening.
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What does JD mean Japanese?

Noun. J ジェー D ディー • (jēdī) Initialism of 女子大生 (joshi daisei, “female college student”).
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What does KKKK mean in Korean?

kkk – again is not the Ku Klux Klan but a Korean person e-laughing. ㅋㅋㅋ ("kkk") and ㅎㅎㅎ ("hhh") are usually used to indicate e- laughter in Korean. 'ㅋ', is a Korean Jamo consonant representing a "k" sound, and 'ㅎ' represents an "h" sound. Both "ㅋㅋㅋ" and "ㅎㅎㅎ" represent laughter which is not very loud.
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What is the backwards F in Korean?

would be a ㅋ, means laughing (think "haha") in your context.
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