嘲 means “ridicule, sneer”

ちょう · chou

Also: insult

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

あざける

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

チョウ, トウ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 15 strokes

The story

A mouth (口) beside 朝, morning: picture classmates laughing at you first thing at the school gate. 嘲 is mocking laughter: 嘲笑 is a sneer, 嘲る is to ridicule, and 自嘲 is mocking yourself with a wry smile.

Used in 嘲笑 (choushou, ridicule/sneer), 自嘲 (jichou, self-mockery), and 嘲る (azakeru, to ridicule)

More from Anger & Scorn

• 苛 harsh
• 喝 shout
• 憤 indignation
• 恨 resent
• 侮 look down on
• 怨 grudge
• 叱 scold
• 嫉 jealousy
• 罵 curse
• 蔑 contempt
• 妬 envy
• 羨 envy

Learn 嘲 and more kanji free on Fuji Learning · All kanji

Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.