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愚か (おろか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

愚おろか

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か

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

na-adjective

foolish; stupid; silly

Describes a person, action, or idea as lacking good judgment or intelligence. Can be used critically or self-deprecatingly.

そんな愚おろかなことを言いうな。
Don't say such a foolish thing.
彼かれは愚おろかにもその申もうし

出で

を

断ことわ

っ

た

。

He foolishly turned down the offer.

Written forms

愚おろかUsage90%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
おろかUsage9%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the kanji is considered difficult.
オロカUsage<1%

Kanji

愚foolish, folly, absurdity

Similar words

馬ば鹿か
More colloquial and often harsher; can also mean 'idiot' as a noun. 愚か is more formal and focuses on lack of wisdom.
愚おろかしい
Archaic adjective form with similar meaning, rarely used in modern Japanese.

Etymology

The kanji 愚 means 'foolish' or 'ignorant'. The reading おろか is native Japanese; the exact derivation is uncertain, but it is related to the adjective 愚かしい (おろかしい).