Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to laugh, to break into laughter, to be made to laugh.
  2. to be funny, to be laughable, to make one laugh, to make one smile.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
笑える わらえる
 
 
嗤える わらえる

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)