to say, to tell somebody / to call, to name, to give a name / to cry, to call, to make a noise (such as an animal)

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

to laugh; laughter / to smile; a smile

a laugh, laughing, laughter / a smile, smiling

a smile, smiling / a bloom, blooming / the opening of a nut or other fruit as it ripens

a female given name / a surname

(in compounds) smile

Alternative form of (笑): LOL

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

past tense and perfective aspect of 言う (iu, yū) [godan]