Kanji

笑

laugh

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

竹部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

わらう, えむ

Nanori (Name Reading)

え, えみ

Common Readings

ショウ, え…む, わら…う

Example sentences

笑う わらう
冗談 聞いて 大声 笑った

He heard the joke and laughed out loud.

かお
笑った 素敵

Your smiling face is wonderful.

笑顔 えがお
彼女 満面 笑顔 挨拶 した

She greeted with a beaming smile.

ずっと ずっと
彼女 ずっと 笑顔 だった

She had a smile the whole time.

笑み えみ
彼女 口元 優しい 笑み 浮かんでいた

A gentle smile played on her lips.

浮かべる うかべる
満面 笑み 浮かべた

He broke into a wide smile.

微笑む ほほえむ
母親 赤ちゃん 見て 優しく 微笑んだ

The mother looked at the baby's face and smiled gently.

自信 ありげに 微笑んだ

He smiled with a confident look on his face.

苦笑 くしょう
自分 失敗 指摘 され 苦笑 する しか なかった

Having his mistake pointed out, he could only give a wry smile.

田夫野老 でんぷやろう
田夫野老 振る舞い 見て 苦笑した

He gave a wry smile seeing the rustic behavior.

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