| 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 grade 6
    
    
      JLPT level N3
    
    
      366 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
    
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 警官 【ケイカン】 police officer, policeman, constable
- 警戒 【ケイカイ】 vigilance, caution, alertness, precaution, being on guard
- 県警 【ケンケイ】 prefectural police
- 府警 【フケイ】 prefectural police (Osaka or Kyoto)
Kun reading compounds
- 戒める 【いましめる】 to warn against, to caution against, to admonish, to scold, to rebuke, to prohibit, to forbid, to ban, to be cautious, to detest, to loathe, to punish
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- amonestar
- advertir
Portuguese
- advertir
- mandamentos
French
- réprimander
- avertissement
- commandement
| 857 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) | 
| 847 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) | 
| 410 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 
| 4439 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) | 
| 902 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) | 
| 912 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) | 
| 706 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) | 
| 719 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) | 
| 476 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) | 
| 1657 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 
| 3595 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) | 
| 1847 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) | 
| 2512 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) | 
| 343 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) | 
| 35989 | Morohashi | 
| 2893 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) | 
| 5705 | New Nelson (John Haig) | 
| 336 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) | 
| 358 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) | 
| 454 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) | 
| 1005 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) | 
| 1977 | 2001 Kanji | 
| 7a12.7 | The Kanji Dictionary | 
| 2-12-7 | SKIP code | 
| 4860.1 | Four corner code | 
| 1-23-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code | 
| 8b66 | Unicode hex code | 
      bureaucrat, the government, organ
    
    - On:
- カン
      Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
    
    
      JLPT level N3
    
    
      230 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
    
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 官 【カン】 government, government service, the bureaucracy, government post, government official
- 官界 【カンカイ】 bureaucracy
- 代官 【ダイカン】 local governor (Edo period), local magistrate, bailiff, deputy official (Middle Ages), acting administrator
- 自衛官 【ジエイカン】 Japanese Self-Defense Force official, Self-Defense Force official
Readings
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- gobierno
- gubernamental (lugar
- persona)
- órgano del cuerpo
Portuguese
- burocracia
- o governo
French
- fonctionnaire
- gouvernemental
| 364 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) | 
| 465 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) | 
| 441 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) | 
| 225 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 
| 1295 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) | 
| 318 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) | 
| 462 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) | 
| 672 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) | 
| 326 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) | 
| 326 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) | 
| 540 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) | 
| 469 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 
| 2766 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) | 
| 1417 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) | 
| 1912 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) | 
| 1279 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) | 
| 7107 | Morohashi | 
| 2226 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) | 
| 1322 | New Nelson (John Haig) | 
| 1271 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) | 
| 1363 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) | 
| 202 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) | 
| 498 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) | 
| 777 | 2001 Kanji | 
| 3m5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary | 
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code | 
| 3077.7 | Four corner code | 
| 1-20-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code | 
| 5b98 | Unicode hex code |