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愚か者 (おろかもの) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

愚おろか者もの

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

A straightforward, somewhat blunt noun for a foolish person. Can be used in serious or insulting contexts.

あんなことを言いうなんて、彼かれは愚おろか者もの

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。

Saying something like that, he's a fool.

愚おろか者ものにはなりたくない。

I don't want to be a fool.

Kanji

愚foolish, folly, absurdity
者someone, person

Related words

こけ
愚か者 is a formal, literary compound meaning 'foolish person', similar in register to 虚仮 but used as a standalone noun rather than mainly in fixed phrases.

Built from

愚おろか+者もの

Written forms

愚おろか者ものUsage89%
Standard kanji spelling.
おろか者ものUsage8%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, less common but still used.
おろかものUsage3%

Etymology

Compound of 愚か (foolish) + 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since classical Japanese.