Word details

馬鹿げる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 馬鹿げる.

Dictionary

Entry

馬鹿げるかげバカげるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #9157
1

Usu. 〜た/て

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

Examples
その考えは最初のうちはばかげているように思えた。
The idea seemed absurd at first.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

horse

10 strokesFrequency 639JLPT N2Grade 2

On

Kun

うまうま-

Nanori

ばん
鹿

deer

11 strokesFrequency 957JLPT N1Grade 4

On

ロク

Kun

しか

Nanori

しし

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