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馬鹿な真似 (ばかなまね) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

馬ば鹿かな真似まね

Meanings

1

expression, noun

tomfoolery; monkey business; stupid act

Refers to foolish or reckless behavior, often used in admonitions like 馬鹿な真似をするな (Don't do anything stupid).

そんな馬ば鹿かな真似まねはやめろ。
Stop that foolishness.
彼かれは酔よって馬ば鹿かな真似まねをした。
He got drunk and did something stupid.

Written forms

馬ば鹿かな真似まね
Standard kanji spelling for the phrase.
バカな真似まね
Katakana spelling of 馬鹿, often used for emphasis or in casual writing.

Kanji

馬horse
鹿deer

真true, reality, Buddhist sect

似becoming, resemble, counterfeit

Similar words

馬鹿ばかげた真似まね
Similar meaning but uses the adjective 馬鹿げた (absurd), emphasizing the ridiculousness of the act.
愚おろかな真似まね
More literary and formal; 愚か implies foolishness in a serious or moral sense.

Etymology

Phrase composed of 馬鹿 (fool, idiot) + な (attributive copula) + 真似 (imitation, behavior). Literally 'foolish imitation/behavior'.