笑 — kanji meaning “laugh”
笑
laugh
- Meanings
- laugh
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- わら.う、え.む
- Name readings
- えみ
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #913 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 118
- Chinese reading
- xiào — Chinese character page
Words with 笑
| 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 |
| 笑み | えみ emi | smile |
| 爆笑 | ばくしょう bakushou | roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter |
| 可笑しい | おかしい okashii | funny; amusing; comical |
| 苦笑い | にがわらい nigawarai | bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile |
| 談笑 | だんしょう danshou | friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk |
| 大笑い | おおわらい oowarai | great laughter; burst of laughter |
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