Baka

JLPT N3

Usually written in kana.

Other forms:

Also read:

馬鹿 (Baka) is a Japanese noun meaning “idiot, moron, fool, stupid”.

Meanings

  1. nounidiot; moron; fool
  2. na-adjectivestupid; foolish; dull; absurd; ridiculous
  3. noun, na-adjectivetrivial; insignificant; disappointing
  4. noun, na-adjectivemalfunctioning; defective; losing sensation
  5. noun, noun prefixincredibly; unusually; exceptionally
  6. noun, noun suffix, na-adjectivefervent enthusiast; nut; person singularly obsessed with somethingusu. in compounds

Examples

  • He is foolish.

  • He is polite to a fault.

  • He is no better than a fool.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 馬鹿

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