笑
laugh
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
10 / 10
Information
Grade:4
Strokes:10
JLPT:3
Frequency:913
Vocabulary
ショウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爆笑 | バクショウ | roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person) |
| 微笑 | ビショウ | smile |
| 苦笑 | クショウ | bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh |
| 談笑 | ダンショウ | friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation |
| 冷笑 | レイショウ | sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可笑しい | おかしい | funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous; strange; odd; funny; peculiar; weird; wrong; unusual; eccentric; wrong; unsuitable; improper; inappropriate; unbecoming; suspicious |
| 苦笑い | にがわらい | bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh |
| 作り笑い | つくりわらい | forced laugh; forced smile |
| 笑い | わらい | laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.) |
| 笑い声 | わらいごえ | (sound of) laughter; laughing voice |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
符
charm, mark, sign, tally, token
Grade 8JLPT 2
答
answer, solution
Grade 2JLPT 4
策
means, plan, policy, scheme, step
Grade 6JLPT 1
第
No., residence
Grade 3JLPT 1
築
build, construct, fabricate
Grade 5JLPT 2
狭
contract, cramped, narrow, tight
Grade 8JLPT 1
筋
descent, fiber, muscle, plan, plot, sinew, tendon
Grade 6JLPT 1
筒
cylinder, gun barrel, pipe, sleeve, tube
Grade 8JLPT 2
等
and so forth, class (first), equal, etc., quality, similar
Grade 3JLPT 3
筆
handwriting, painting brush, writing, writing brush
Grade 3JLPT 2