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笑

Kanji 笑: meaning "laugh, smile", readings, stroke order

The kanji 笑 means "laugh, smile". On'yomi: ショウ; kun'yomi: わらう、えむ. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
laugh, smile
On'yomi
ショウ
Kun'yomi
わらうえむ
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 笑

  • 笑う わらう — To laugh / smile
  • 笑顔 えがお — smile (on one's face)
  • 笑い わらい — laugh, laughter, smile
  • 微笑む ほほえむ — to smile
  • 嘲笑う あざわらう — to sneer at, to ridicule
  • 微笑 びしょう — smile

Stroke order · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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