277Japanese proverb ことわざ
笑いは人の薬
わらいはひとのくすりWarai wa hito no kusuri
“Laughter is people's medicine.”
The meaning
Laughing relaxes the body, brings people closer and shrinks troubles to size. It is the only medicine that can be shared without running out.
At the origin
A popular proverb, cousin of "fortune comes to homes that laugh".
The characters
- 笑い warailaughter
- は watopic marker
- 人
- の
- 薬
はParticleMarks the topic: what the sentence is about — “as for…”.
In practice
Bring a laugh somewhere today — consider it a prescription.