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Kanji Detail for 愚 - "foolish"

愚

  • Meaning

    愚 means "foolish." Also associated with fool, to despise.

    1. Foolish - Slow-witted; dim.

    2. Fool - A foolish person; a worthless person.

    3. To despise - To look down on; to scorn.

    4. Humble - A humble way to refer to oneself.

  • Words using 愚

    • 愚か おろか Listen foolish; stupid; silly

  • Four-character idioms with 愚

    • 愚問愚答 ぐもんぐとう Listen silly questions and silly answers; silly dialogue
    • 愚者一得 ぐしゃいっとく Listen even a fool may sometimes give good counsel
    • 無知愚昧 むちぐまい Listen unenlightened; in the darkest ignorance; not knowing from A to B

  • Tattoo check: 愚

    • Verified meaning: foolish
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ぐ)
    • Also carries these associations: fool, to despise
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 愚

    Given names 愚(ぐ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    foolish; folly; absurdity; stupid

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    stupid, doltish, foolish

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to be stupid; to cheat or deceive; me or I (modest)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    stupid, foolish

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Ignorant. Such as 下愚. | To deceive. Such as 愚弄. | A humble term. Such as 愚按, 愚見. And modern self-references like 愚弟, 愚姪. Also, elders addressing juniors may also say 愚. Frequently used in letters today.

  • Onyomi

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    gu(グ) グ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    oro.ka(おろ-か) おろ-か

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    foolish fool to despise stupid ignorant humble unimpressive derogatory absurd silly senseless unintelligent naive folly scorn

Sentences including 愚

  • She knows better than to answer back to him.

  • He is a fool , and no mistake.

  • Do you take me for a fool?

  • He is nothing but a fool.

  • I was stupid to make a mistake like that.

  • He could not account for his foolish mistake.

  • She is far from a fool.

  • He is no more a fool than you are.

  • You should not fool with poor people.

  • Do you take me for a fool?

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