笑

10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

laugh

Kun'yomi
  • わらう
    		to laugh ②to smile ③to sneer ④to be dumbfounded
  • えむ
    		to smile
On'yomi
  • ショウ
Nanori
  • えみ

Main Radical

竹(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

わらう 67.0%
えむ 27.9%
ショウ 5.2%

Character Breakdown

laugh
わら.う　え.む　ショウ (4th, N3)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
early death, calamity
ヨウ　オウ　カ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

わら
笑
　
う
to laugh ②to smile ③to sneer ④to be dumbfounded
え
笑
がお
顔
smiling face
わら
笑
　
い
ごえ
声
(sound of) laughter
え
笑
　
む
to smile
わら
笑
　
い
laugh ②smile ③sneer ④sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
ほほ
微
え
笑
　
む
to smile
わら
笑
　
え
　
る
to laugh ②to be funny
わら
笑
　
わ
　
せ
　
る
to make (someone) laugh
　
お
わら
笑
　
い
comical (story, song) ②the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.) ③something laughable
おお
大
わら
笑
　
い
great laughter
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References

Unicode hex code 7B11
JIS X 0208 1-30-48
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3374
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4256
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2646
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3275
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1692
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 938
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1209
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1147
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 25885
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 900
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1235
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1299
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 791
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 537
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 548
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 482
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 251
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1472
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 947
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6f4.1
Four corner code 8843.2
De Roo Code 2363