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嗤
嗤
13 strokes

Meanings

laugh
ridicule

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
わら.う

Common Words

笑う
わらう
嗤う
Godan verb
Freq #461
1

Intransitive verb

to laugh

Examples
クラスのもの皆が彼の冗談に笑った。
The whole class laughed at his joke.
2

Intransitive verb

to smile

Examples
しかし、彼はめったに笑いませんでした。
But he did not often smile.
3

Transitive verb; Esp. 嗤う

to sneer; to ridicule

Examples
ベェーだっ！乙女のことを嗤った罰よ！
Pfft! That's what you get for laughing at a girl!
4

Intransitive verb; As 笑ってしまう or 笑っちゃう

to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

笑い
わらい
笑
嗤い
Noun
Freq #1928
1

laugh; laughter

Examples
赤ん坊は敵意のある笑いができるほど年をとってはいない。
The baby is not old enough to be capable of hostile laughter.
2

smile

Examples
日本文化の文脈の中では当然と思われる微笑みも、外国人の間では、不気味な笑いとして多くの混乱を生み、また悪評が高い。
Our smile, which is understandable in the context of Japanese culture, sometimes causes a lot of confusion and is notorious among foreign people as a mysterious smile.
3

Esp. 嗤い

sneer

Examples
ぎこちない笑いをした店員が答えた。
The smirking male clerk replied.
4

sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

鼻で笑う
はなでわらう
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #8624
1

to laugh scornfully

笑うべき
嗤うべき
わらうべき
Expression
Freq #58304
1

Noun or verb acting prenominally

laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical

嗤笑
ししょう
～する Verb
Noun
Freq #100347
1

sneer

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