Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
Stroke count: 15
Meaning: ridicule, insult
Kunyomi: あざけ.る
Onyomi: チョウ トウ
Composition: 口 朝
Radical: 口
Meaning: mouth, opening
嘲笑 (チョウショウ) scornful laughter, ridicule, derision, sneer
嘲罵 (チョウバ) (verbal) abuse, insulting remark, taunt
自嘲 (ジチョウ) self-deprecation, self-derision, self-mockery, laughing at oneself
冷嘲 (レイチョウ) sneer, derision, scornful laugh
嘲る (あざける) to scoff, to laugh at, to make fun of, to ridicule, to jeer at