One of the best Japanese Kanji dictionary.

Share this page

Kanji Detail for 嘲 - "to ridicule, to mock"

嘲

  • Meaning

    嘲 means "to ridicule, to mock." Also associated with to tease.

    1. To ridicule - To mock; to laugh scornfully; to speak ill of.

    2. To tease - To make fun of; to belittle.

  • Words using 嘲

    • 嘲る あざける Listen to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of

  • Tattoo check: 嘲

    • Verified meaning: to ridicule, to mock
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to tease
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    ridicule; insult

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    ridicule, deride, scorn, jeer at

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to ridicule; to mock

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to deride, to jeer at, to ridicule, to scorn

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To tease. Meaning to joke with words.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    choh(チョウ) チョウ

    toh(トウ) トウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    azake.ru(あざけ-る) あざけ-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to ridicule to mock to tease insult deride belittle jeer scoff scorn sneer taunt lampoon satirize parody

Sentences including 嘲

  • People laughed at him.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

More kanji with the radical 口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

See all kanji with this radical →

Share This Page

Share this link via

Or copy link