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笑

JLPT N3 SL4 10 strokes Frequency: #913

Meanings

Laugh

Radicals

⺮

Decomposition

⿱⺮夭

Etymology

Ideographic: A person 夭 with a big grin ⺮

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 10

Stroke Order

1 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left

2 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

3 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

4 diagonal right-to-left

5 horizontal right-to-left

6 diagonal right-to-left

7 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

8 horizontal bottom-to-top

9 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left

10 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ショウ shou

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

え e

わら wara

Words Using This Kanji

159 words total

Other (20 words)

山笑うやまわらう

mountain in springtime when all of the tree buds open at the same time

to smile cheerfully

pleasant chat

shunga book

death by laughter

to laugh

to get a laugh

servile smile

crying with laughter

faint smile

LOL

laughing by oneself

faint smile

chuckle

first laugh of the year

to give a broad grin

radiant smile

to be laughed at

to give a little chuckle

笑いのツボわらいのツボ

sense of humour (humor)

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