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温 (ぬく, nuku) Japanese meaning: idiot | Kotomora
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Related words 馬鹿 is the common modern word for 'idiot,' while 温 is an archaic, now-obsolete synonym rarely seen outside old texts.
阿呆 is another everyday term for 'fool' still used in modern speech, unlike the obsolete 温.
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ぬくい
温 (ぬく, 'idiot') and 温い (ぬくい, 'warm') share the same kanji and root reading but are completely different words in meaning.
Word family· 7 warmth
snugly; cosily; warm and comfortable · carefree; without hardship; living comfortably · freshly made and still warm · shamelessly; imprudently; brazenly
warm; mild; pleasantly hot
warmth
warm; mild; pleasantly hot
Show 2 more warm up; heat up
get warm; become warm
Etymology The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 温 (warm) is used here as ateji for a derogatory term, unrelated to its usual meaning.
