He had a self-mocking smile on his face.
嘲
ridicule, insult
Kanji
Grade
Grade 8
Strokes
15 strokes
Radical
口部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
チョウ, トウ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
あざける
Example sentences
He ridiculed his classmate's failure.
He mocked his rival's failure, but he ended up making the same mistake himself.
He mocked my failure in front of everyone.
He gave a self-deprecating smile.
There was no one to mock his failure.
He hurled abuse at his opponent.
Example Vocabulary
自嘲
self-derision; self-mockery
嘲笑
ridicule; sneer; scoff
嘲笑う
to sneer at; to mock; to ridicule; to laugh at someone
嘲る
to ridicule; to mock; to sneer at
自嘲的
self-deprecating; self-mocking
嘲弄
derision; mockery; scoffing
嘲り
嘲り笑う
嘲罵
ridicule; abuse; sneer
嘲ける
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