下か愚ぐ

noun

great fool; very stupid person

Literary term for someone of extreme foolishness; often used in classical or formal contexts. Antonym: 上智 (superior wisdom).

Antonyms: 上智

• 「下か愚ぐの者もの」という表ひょう現げんは、古こ典てんで見みられる。

  The expression '下愚の者' is found in classical texts.

noun

oneself (humble)

Humble first-person pronoun used in literary or archaic contexts; extremely rare in modern speech.

• 「下か愚ぐの身みではございますが」と、古ふるい手て紙がみに書かかれていた。

  It was written in an old letter: 'Though I am but a humble self...'