Stroke count: 12
Meaning: tease, play with
Kunyomi: からか.う
Onyomi: ヤ
Composition: 扌 耶
Radical: 手
Meaning: hand
Reading: て
Frequency: 1,203
Alternative forms:
揶揄 (ヤユ) banter, raillery, ridicule, teasing, making fun of
揶揄嘲笑 (ヤユチョウショウ) ridicule and sneering, (casting) ridicule and scorn (upon)
揶揄う (からかう) to tease, to make fun of, to poke fun at, to make a crack about, to chaff, to kid, to joke, to banter, to pull someone's leg