Kanji

揄

揄

pull, tease, play with

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヨウ, ユウ, ユ

Example sentences

揶揄 やゆ
彼 は 政府 の 政策 を 痛烈 に 揶揄した 。

He ridiculed the government's policy with sharp irony.

揶揄う からかう
妹 を 揶揄って 泣かせて しまった 。

I teased my sister and made her cry.

Example Vocabulary

揶揄

やゆ

ridicule; banter; teasing; irony

揶揄う

からかう

to tease; to poke fun at; to mock

揶揄い

揶揄嘲笑

やゆちょうしょう

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