(笑)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
笑
Grade: 4
irregular

Alternative forms

笑
(藁), 藁

Pronunciation

Often referred to and pronounced as 括(かっ)弧(こ)笑(わら)い (kakkowarai) or 括(かっ)弧(こ)笑(わら) (kakkowara, literally “parentheses laughing”).

Punctuation mark

(笑)

Used at the end of a phrase to indicate that the speaker is laughing.
Used at the end of a phrase to indicate that the audience is laughing.

Derived terms

w (w, “(Internet slang) LOL”)