Keyword
laugh
- Frequency
- #913
- Strokes
- 10
- Grade
- 4
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 1008
Readings
わら46%
ショウ38%
え15%
Mnemonic
Bamboo sprouts shoot up under a cartoon villain tied to the ground, lifting him skyward, threatening an early death that makes the audience laugh.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
笑い
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
Noun
可笑しい
funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous; strange; odd; peculiar; weird; wrong; …
I-adjective
可笑しな
funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous; strange; odd; peculiar; weird; wrong; …
Pre-noun adjectival
お笑い
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
Noun
笑える
to laugh; to break into laughter; to be made to laugh; to be funny; to be laughable; to make one laugh; to make one smile
Ichidan verb