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からかう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
からかう
BOOST
to ridicule; to tease; to mock; to chaff; to razz; to banter with; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make cracks about  (often written with kana only)
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からかう is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 95,000 (about 2,150,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 2154 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 13716
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
だれ
ひとまえ
人前
からかわれたくありません
Nobody likes to be made fun of in public.
としよ
年寄
からかってはいけません
Don't make fun of old people.
おとな
大人
からかうなんて
なまいき
生意気

It is impudent of you to make fun of adults.
揶揄う
BOOST
Reading : からかう   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 152,000 (about 540,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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ヤ   からか to tease   
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ヤ    question mark   
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ジ   みみ ear   
おおざと group, community, large village   
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ユ    to play with, to tease   
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ユ    in general; generalization   
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