しょう
笑
わ
話

noun

  1. amusing story.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょう
笑
わ
話
 笑話 しょうわ

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)
tale, talk
はなし　ワ　はな.す (2nd, N5)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
tongue, reed, clapper
した　ゼツ (5th, N1)
thousand
セン　ち　かず (1st, N5)