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嘲

ridicule
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingチョウ、トウ
Kun readingあざけ.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. ridicule
    彼は級友の嘲笑を浴びた。He exposed himself to the ridicule of his classmates.tatoeba
    人々は彼を嘲笑った。People laughed at him.tatoeba
  2. insult
  3. derisionRtK
  1. to scoff
  2. to laugh at
  3. to make fun of
  4. to ridicule
  5. to jeer at

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mouth (口) · morning · mist · ten (十) · needle (丨) · early (早) · sun (日) · day (日) · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 54

Compound words

嘲笑ちょうしょう
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
嘲るあざける
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
自嘲じちょう
self-deprecation
冷嘲れいちょう
sneer
嘲うあざわらう
to laugh at
嘲りあざけり
ridicule
嘲けりあざけり
ridicule
嘲けるあざける
to scoff
嘲笑うあざわらう
to laugh at
嘲り笑うあざけりわらう
to laugh at someone scornfully
揶揄嘲笑やゆちょうしょう
ridicule and sneering

Additional Examples

人々は陰で彼を嘲笑したものだった。
People used to laugh at him behind his back.tatoeba
私は他人の前で嘲笑されるのに耐えられない。
I can't stand being laughed at in front of others.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 嘲

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