わら
笑
　
う

Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to laugh.
  2. to smile.
  3. to sneer, to ridicule. Esp. 嗤う.
  4. to be dumbfounded, to be flabbergasted. As 笑ってしまう or 笑っちゃう.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
わら
笑
　
う
 笑う わらう ✔
わら
嗤
　
う
 嗤う わらう
わら
咲
　
う
 咲う わらう
わら
哂
　
う
 哂う わらう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

laugh
わら.う　え.む　ショウ (4th, N3)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual, (個 variant)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
early death, calamity
ヨウ　オウ　カ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)