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N3 Kanji 251: 笑
Meaning:

In Japanese, 笑 means “to laugh”.
How to read it:
Kunyomi | わら、え |
Onyomi | しょう |
How to write it:

Origin:

You can see some bamboos and a man here.
When the bamboo is blowed by the wind, it sounds like someone is laughing.
So 笑 means “to laugh”.

Development:

Vocabulary:
Level | Word | Reading | Meaning |
---|---|---|---|
Basic | 笑う | わらう | to laugh |
Basic | 可笑しい | おかしい | funny |
Inter | 笑い | わらい | laugh |
Inter | お笑い | おわらい | comical story |
Inter | お笑い芸人 | おわらいげいにん | comedian |
Inter | 笑顔 | えがお | smile |
Inter | 微笑む | ほほえむ | to smile |
Adv | 苦笑 | くしょう | dry smile |
Adv | 微笑み | ほほえみ | smile |
Adv | 笑み | えみ | smile |
Adv | 笑い声 | わらいごえ | laughter |
H_Adv | 嘲笑 | ちょうしょう | to sneer |
H_Adv | 大笑い | おおわらい | crack up |
H_Adv | 爆笑 | ばくしょう | crack up |
H_Adv | 微笑み | ほほえみ | smile |
H_Adv | 苦笑い | にがわらい | dry smile |
H_Adv | 談笑 | だんしょう | pleasant chat |
H_Adv | 微笑ましい | ほほえましい | pleasant |
S_Adv | 笑い話 | わらいばなし | funny story |
S_Adv | 嘲笑う | あざわらう | to sneer |
S_Adv | 笑い飛ばす | わらいとばす | to laugh off |
S_Adv | 冷笑 | れいしょう | sneer |
Others | 失笑 | しっしょう | bitter smile |
Others | 笑い転げる | わらいころげる | laugh one's head off |
Others | 笑い合う | わらいあう | to laugh together |
Others | せせら笑う | せせらわらう | to laugh derisively |
Others | 哄笑 | こうしょう | loud laughter |
Others | 笑い顔 | わらいがお | laughing face |
Others | 薄笑い | うすわらい | sly smile |
Others | 高笑い | たかわらい | loud laugh |
Others | 笑い物 | わらいもの | laughingstock |
Others | 笑い事 | わらいごと | laughing matter |
Others | 泣き笑い | なきわらい | tearful smile |
Others | 笑む | えむ | to smile |
Others | 笑わす | わらわす | make someone laugh |
Others | 作り笑い | つくりわらい | fake smile |
Others | 物笑い | ものわらい | laughingstock |
Others | 薄ら笑い | うすらわらい | faint smile |
Others | 笑い種 | わらいぐさ | laughingstock |
Others | 笑止 | しょうし | ridiculous |
Others | 含み笑い | ふくみわらい | chuckle |
Others | 照れ笑い | てれわらい | shy smile |
Others | 笑い返す | わらいかえす | to smile back |
Others | 笑納 | しょうのう | please accept |
Others | 含み笑う | ふくみわらう | to chuckle |
Others | 笑声 | しょうせい | laughter |
Others | 笑いこける | わらいこける | laugh one's head off |
Others | 笑い崩れる | わらいくずれる | laugh one's head off |
Others | 笑気 | しょうき | nitrous oxide |
Others | 笑劇 | しょうげき | farce |
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