Kanji
N1 15 strokes Grade 8

ridicule, insult

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

mouth kuchi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

self-deprecation; self-derision
sneer; derision
scornful laughter; ridicule
scorn; mockery
(verbal) abuse; insulting remark
ridicule and sneering; (casting) ridicule and scorn (upon)
self-deprecating; self-mocking

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to scoff; to laugh at
ridicule; scorn
to laugh at someone scornfully; to scoff at

Example sentences

He mocked my efforts.

She was laughed at.

He was laughed at in public.

People once mocked the idea that the earth is round.