Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

Stroke count: 15

Meaning: ridicule, insult

Kunyomi: あざけ.る

Onyomi: チョウ トウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: mouth, opening

Examples

Onyomi Examples

チョウショウ scornful laughter, ridicule, derision, sneer

チョウバ (verbal) abuse, insulting remark, taunt

ジチョウ self-deprecation, self-derision, self-mockery, laughing at oneself

レイチョウ sneer, derision, scornful laugh

Kunyomi Examples

あざける to scoff, to laugh at, to make fun of, to ridicule, to jeer at