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笑 · laugh

笑 is a kanji meaning laugh. It has 10 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ショウshō

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • わらうwarau
  • えむemu

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 笑 · 6 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 笑
WordReadingMeaningLevel
笑うわらうto laugh, to smileN4
笑顔えがおsmile (on one's face)N3
笑いわらいlaugh, laughter, smileN3
微笑むほほえむto smileN3
嘲笑うあざわらうto sneer at, to ridiculeN1
微笑びしょうsmileN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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