Japanese symbol for “cackle”
ケラケラ笑う
ケラケラわらう
Romaji: kerakerawarau
to cackle
In Japanese, cackle is ケラケラ笑う, read ケラケラわらう (kerakerawarau).
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Meanings
- v5u, vi to cackle
Written forms: ケラケラ笑う、けらけら笑う. Readings: ケラケラわらう、けらけらわらう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cackle”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| うひゃ | うひゃ uhya | mwahaha; giggle; cackle |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 笑顔 | えがお egao | smiling face; smile |
| 笑い | わらい warai | laugh; laughter |
| 笑う | わらう warau | to laugh |
| 微笑 | びしょう bishou | smile |
| 笑い声 | わらいごえ waraigoe | (sound of) laughter; laughing voice |
| 苦笑 | くしょう kushou | bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.