Kanji

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

自嘲 じちょう
彼は自嘲の笑いを浮かべた。

He had a self-mocking smile on his face.

嘲笑 ちょうしょう
彼はクラスメートの失敗を嘲笑した。

He ridiculed his classmate's failure.

嘲笑う あざわらう
彼はライバルの失敗を嘲笑ったが、自分も同じミスを犯してしまった。

He mocked his rival's failure, but he ended up making the same mistake himself.

嘲る あざける
彼はみんなの前で私の失敗を嘲った。

He mocked my failure in front of everyone.

自嘲的 じちょうてき
彼は自嘲的な笑みを浮かべた。

He gave a self-deprecating smile.

嘲弄 ちょうろう
彼の失敗を嘲弄する者はいなかった。

There was no one to mock his failure.

嘲罵 ちょうば
彼は対戦相手に嘲罵を浴びせた

He hurled abuse at his opponent.

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