お
わら
笑
　
い

noun

  1. comical (story, song), comic.
  2. the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.).
  3. something laughable.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
　
お
わら
笑
　
い
 お笑い おわらい
お
御
わら
笑
　
い
 御笑い おわらい

Contained Kanji 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)