笑 : Laugh

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Components:

竹夭

laugh

On 'yomi:

ショウ(shou)

Kun 'yomi:

わら.う(wara.u) え.む(e.mu)

Nanori:

えみ(emi)

Strokes:	10
Radical:	竹 (118)
Usage Rating:	913

JLPT:	N3
old JLPT:	2
Grade:	4

Unicode:	07b11
jis208:	30-48

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笑 Usage examples

笑い出す(わらいだす)	to burst into laughter
笑い飛ばす(わらいとばす)	to laugh away, to laugh off
晴れやかな笑顔(はれやかなえがお)	beaming smile
微笑を浮かべて(びしょうをうかべて)	with a smile
朗らかに笑う(ほがらかにわらう)	to smile brightly, to laugh merrily
笑いの渦(わらいのうず)	clamor of laughter
お笑い(おわらい) 御笑い(おわらい)	something laughable, comic
にんまり笑う(にんまりわらう)	to smile complacently, to smile a smile of satisfaction
笑い掛ける(わらいかける) 笑いかける(わらいかける)	to smile (at), to grin (at)
腹の中で笑う(はらのなかでわらう)	to laugh to oneself, to smile to oneself
破顔大笑(はがんたいしょう)	breaking into a hearty laugh
呵々大笑(かかたいしょう) 呵呵大笑(かかたいしょう)	laughing a ringing laugh, having a hearty laugh, roaring with laughter
拈華微笑(ねんげみしょう)	heart-to-heart communication, thought transference, holding a flower and subtly smiling
笑い川蝉(ワライカワセミ) 笑い翡翠(ワライカワセミ) 笑翡翠(ワライカワセミ)	laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
笑い鴎(ワライカモメ)	laughing gull (larus atricilla)
大爆笑(だいばくしょう)	very loud laugh, explosive laughter
一笑千金(いっしょうせんきん)	A smile of a beautiful woman is worth a thousand pieces of gold, enchanting smile of a glamorous woman
笑顔千両(えがおせんりょう)	beautiful smile
艶笑文学(えんしょうぶんがく)	humorous erotic literature
嫣然一笑(えんぜんいっしょう)	giving a charming (bewitching) smile
揶揄嘲笑(やゆちょうしょう)	ridicule and sneer, (cast) ridicule and scorn (upon)
可笑しがる(おかしがる)	to be amused (by, at), to wonder at
ほくそ笑む(ほくそえむ) 北叟笑む(ほくそえむ)	to chuckle, to gloat, to snicker
片笑窪(かたえくぼ)	dimple on one cheek
一笑に付する(いっしょうにふする)	to laugh something off, to shrug a matter off
お笑い芸人(おわらいげいにん)	comedian, comic
会心の笑みを浮かべる(かいしんのえみをうかべる)	to smile a smile of satisfaction
笑い転げる(わらいころげる)	to roll about with laughter, to be convulsed with laughter
笑う門には福来る(わらうかどにはふくきたる)	laugh and grow fat, good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile