笑
laugh
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
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Information
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
token, sign, mark, tally, charm
Grade 8JLPT 2
答
solution, answer
Grade 2JLPT 4
策
scheme, plan, policy, step, means
Grade 6JLPT 1
第
No., residence
Grade 3JLPT 1
築
fabricate, build, construct
Grade 5JLPT 2
狭
cramped, narrow, contract, tight
Grade 8JLPT 1
筋
muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent
Grade 6JLPT 1
筒
cylinder, pipe, tube, gun barrel, sleeve
Grade 8JLPT 2
等
etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar
Grade 3JLPT 3
筆
writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting
Grade 3JLPT 2