Internet Slang Terms for Expressing Laughing Part 1

Internet Slang Terms for Expressing Laughing Part 1

On the internet, there are various slang terms that express laughing.

"Haha" and "lol (laugh out loud)" are often used in English, whereas 「(笑)」「ｗ」, and「草」 are used in Japan.

「(笑)」 has been the most commonly used to express laughing on the internet, and the kanji 笑 (read as 'warai/wara') literally means "laugh."

I enclosed 笑 in parentheses in the above, but you can also write just 笑 without parentheses.

Note that it is not good to use 笑 (without parentheses) next to other kanji characters, because it is not easy to read and understand.

To be continued.

笑いのインターネットスラング Part 1

笑いを表現するネットスラングは、さまざま存在します。

英語には "haha" や "lol (laugh out loud)" がありますが、日本語では「(笑)」や「ｗ」「草」などになります。

「(笑)」はネット上でもっともよく使われてきた笑いの表現で、文字どおり "laughing" を意味します。

上記では「笑」を括弧で囲っていますが、括弧を省略して書く人も多いです。

（ただし、漢字の隣に「笑」を書く場合は括弧無しだと読み辛いので、避けたほうが良いです。）

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Why is 草 used ?

• Internet Slang Terms for Expressing Laughing Part 1
• Internet Slang Terms for Expressing Laughing Part 1

• "Haha" and "lol (laugh out loud)" are often used in English, whereas 「(笑)」「ｗ」, and「草」 are used in Japan.
• "Haha" and "lol (laugh out loud)" are often used in English, whereas 「(笑)」「ｗ」, and「草」 are used in Japanese.

• 「(笑)」 has been the most commonly used to express laughing on the internet, and the kanji 笑 (read as 'warai/wara') literally means "laugh."
• 「(笑)」 has been the most commonly used term to express laughing on the internet, and the kanji 笑 (read as 'warai/wara') literally means "laugh."

• I enclosed 笑 in parentheses in the above, but you can also write just 笑 without parentheses.
• I enclosed 笑 in parentheses in the above, but you can also write just 笑 without parentheses.