| 537 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 900 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 889 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3374 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1147 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 791 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1209 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1235 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1299 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 251 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1472 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3275 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1692 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2300 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 947 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25885 | Morohashi |
| 2646 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4256 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 938 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1008 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 482 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 548 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
913 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 笑気 【ショウキ】 laughing gas, nitrous oxide
- 笑気麻酔 【ショウキマスイ】 nitrous oxide anesthesia, laughing gas anesthesia
- 苦笑 【クショウ】 bitter smile, wry smile, strained laugh, sarcastic laugh
- 冷笑 【レイショウ】 sneer, derision, scornful laugh, cold smile
Kun reading compounds
- 笑う 【わらう】 to laugh, to smile, to sneer, to ridicule, to be dumbfounded, to be flabbergasted
- 笑う門には福来る 【わらうかどにはふくきたる】 laugh and grow fat, good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
- 笑む 【えむ】 to smile
Readings
- Japanese names:
- えみ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- risa
- sonrisa
- reír
- sonreír
Portuguese
- risada
French
- rire
| 2363 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 8843.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7b11 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
993 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 誘致 【ユウチ】 attraction, lure, invitation
- 誘拐 【ユウカイ】 abduction, kidnapping, kidnaping
- 不招請勧誘 【フショウセイカンユウ】 unsolicited promotion
- 劇場型勧誘 【ゲキジョウガタカンユウ】 advertising fraudulent investment schemes with glossy brochures, phone calls, etc.
Kun reading compounds
- 誘う 【さそう】 to invite, to ask (someone to do), to call (for), to take (someone) along, to tempt, to lure, to entice, to seduce, to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.), to arouse (e.g. sympathy), to provoke
- 誘う 【さそう】 to invite, to ask (someone to do), to call (for), to take (someone) along, to tempt, to lure, to entice, to seduce, to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.), to arouse (e.g. sympathy), to provoke
Readings
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- tentación
- seducción
- invitación
- tentar
- seducir
- invitar
- atraer
Portuguese
- atrair
- primazia
- tentação
- convidar
- perguntar
- pedir
- seduzir
- fascinação
French
- inviter
- entraîner
- tenter
- inciter
- séduire
- charme
| 1870 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1196 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4371 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1222 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1757 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1684 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1799 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 274 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1691 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1952 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1044 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1407 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 925 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35525 | Morohashi |
| 1550 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5625 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 916 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 982 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1729 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3045 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-7 | SKIP code |
| 1-7-8 | SKIP code |
| 0262.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a98 | Unicode hex code |