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Kanji 笑: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 笑: laugh

Key takeaways

Kanji 笑: laugh. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

laugh

On reading

ショウ

Kun reading

わら.うえ.む

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 笑

laugh

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

竹 + 夭

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a young (夭) child laughing happily in a bamboo (竹) grove. The sound of the bamboo leaves rustling in the wind sounds just like the joyful laughter of a child.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ショウ
  • 微笑びしょう

    slight smile / gentle smile

Kun reading

わら.う
  • あざ笑うあざわらう

    to sneer at / to ridicule

  • 微笑むほほえむ

    to smile gently

  • 笑うわらう

    to laugh / to smile

Commonly used words

  • 微笑
    びしょう

    slight smile / gentle smile

  • あざ笑う
    あざわらう

    to sneer at / to ridicule

  • 微笑む
    ほほえむ

    to smile gently

  • 笑う
    わらう

    to laugh / to smile

Example sentences

Example 1

彼は失敗をあざった。

Translation

He sneered at the failure.

Example 2

みんなが彼の話をあざった。

Translation

Everyone sneered at his story.

Example 3

その話はちょっとおかしいね。

Translation

That story is a bit strange.

Example 4

彼のおかしい行動にみんなった。

Translation

Everyone laughed at his funny behavior.

Kanji 笑: laugh | Daily Nihongo