(笑)

Japanese

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) (parentheses laughter).

Punctuation mark

(笑) 

1. Used at the end of a phrase to indicate that the audience is laughing.
2. (manga) Used at the end of a phrase to indicate that the speaker is laughing.

Derived terms

• w (w, “(Internet slang) LOL”)