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嘲 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「口」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「口」
On
チョウ・トウちょう・とう · chō · tō
Kun
あざけ.るazake.ru
Meaning
ridicule; mock

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Mouth plus a phonetic element: to laugh aloud at someone — to mock.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onチョウちょうchō嘲笑ちょうしょう自嘲じちょう
Kunあざけるazakeru嘲るあざける

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 嘲笑ちょうしょう

    ridicule; derisive laughter

  • 自嘲じちょう

    self-mockery

More words with this kanji

  • 嘲哳ちょうたつ
  • 嘲弄ちょうろう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

人(ひと)の失敗(しっぱい)を嘲(あざけ)ってはいけない。

You must not mock other people’s failures.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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