Kanji1 / 10
笑 kanji
laugh
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- Grade 4 (elementary school)
On readings
ショウ
Kun readings
わらうえむ
Words with 笑
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —大笑loud laughter; hearty laugh
- —艶笑seductive smile; erotic humor
- —憫笑smiling with pity
- —巧笑courteous laughter; forced laughter
- —売笑prostitution
- —嗤笑sneer
- —笑談pleasant chat; talking amiably; laughing over (something); funny story
- —媚笑charming, enticing smile; smile meant to catch a man's attention
- —譏笑snicker; snigger; ridiculing laughter
- —笑門(good fortune and happiness will come to) the home of those who smile
- —笑読(your) reading (of my work)
- —笑筋risorius muscle; risible muscle
- —笑点Shōten (1966-; TV comedy program)
- —狂笑mad laughter; maniacal laughter
- —邪笑wicked smile; evil grin; sinister laugh
- —売笑婦prostitute
- —冷笑的sarcastic; derisive
- —微苦笑faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
- —ご笑納please accept (this)
- —大爆笑thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter