愚
愚

foolish, folly, absurdity, stupid

13 strokesFrequency 1,551JLPT N1Grade 8

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Common Words

愚かおろか～な Adj.Freq #2571
1

foolish; stupid; silly

Examples
そんな愚かなことを言うな。
Do not say such foolish things.
愚痴ぐちグチ愚癡NounFreq #5744
1

idle complaint; grumble

2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Buddhism

moha (ignorance, folly)

愚か者おろか者おろかものNounFreq #9326
1

fool

Examples
彼はいわば賢い愚か者だ。
He is a wise fool, so to speak.
ぐずぐずグズグズ《愚図愚図》OnomatopoeicUsually kanaFreq #10099
1

Adverb (fukushi); Adverb taking the 'to' particle; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

slowly; tardily; dawdling; lingering; hesitantly

Examples
何をぐずぐずしてるの？
What's taking you so long?
2

Adverb (fukushi)

complaining; grumbling

Examples
あいつはいつもぐずぐず文句ばかり言っている。
He is complaining about something or other all the time.
3

Adverb (fukushi); Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

unsettled (e.g. weather)

4

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

loose; slackened

愚痴るぐちるグチるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #12648
1

to grumble; to gripe; to complain

Examples
「うちの愛妻がケチでさー」「のろけてる？愚痴ってる？」
"My wonderful wife is so stingy that ..." "You boasting? Or complaining?"
愚ぐFreq #13340
1

Common noun; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

foolishness; silliness; stupidity; folly

Examples
知らないほうが幸せな場合には、知ることは愚である。
Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.
2

Archaic; Humble; Pronoun

I; me

愚かしいおろかしい～い Adj.Freq #18170
1

foolish; stupid

愚行ぐこうNounFreq #18804
1

foolish act; folly

Examples
愚行なしに生きている人は、その人が考えているほど賢明ではない。
Who lives without folly is not so wise as he thinks.
愚弄ぐろうNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #19732
1

mockery; derision; ridicule

Examples
貧しい人を愚弄してはいけない。
You should not fool with poor people.
愚問ぐもんNounFreq #20223
1

foolish question; stupid question

2

Humble

one's question

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