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Kanji Grade 4 - 笑

Kanji character Grade 4 笑. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 4 - 笑
About
laugh
Kun: わら.う、 え.む
On: ショウ
10 strokes
Radical: bamboo 竹 (⺮)
Parts: 大 禾 竹 乞
 
Onyomi
笑気 【ショウキ】 nitrous oxide (N2O), laughing gas
笑劇 【ショウゲキ】 (theatrical) farce
苦笑 【クショウ】 bitter smile, wry smile, strained laugh, sarcastic laugh
冷笑 【レイショウ】 sneer, derision, scornful laugh, cold smile
 
Kunyomi
笑う 【わらう】 to laugh, to smile, to sneer, to ridicule, to be dumbfounded, to be flabbergasted
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
笑む 【えむ】 to smile