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What is the reading of 笑 when used as a “lol” or “heh” interjection? Is it わらい
or something shorter?

Is the reading the same when written as “w”? What if it’s repeated like 笑笑 or
wwww?
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readings interjections
Reading of 笑 in the meaning of lol/heh
You usually do not have to read it out loud, but if you do need to, you can
read it as わらい. When 笑 is enclosed in parentheses (i.e., `(笑)`), it can be
read かっこわらい, too.

In slangy contexts わら is also possible, but it may sound derogatory or otaku-
like.

Related: [Pronunciation
of「ww」(笑い)](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/46789/5010)
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