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Kanji Detail for 魯 - "foolish, dull"

  • Meaning

    魯 means "foolish, dull."

    1. Foolish - Simple; slow-witted.

    2. Dull - Not sharp; lacking cleverness.

  • Four-character idioms with

    • 烏焉魯魚 うえんろぎょ Listen miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word
    • 魯魚亥豕 ろぎょがいし Listen miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word
    • 魯魚章草 ろぎょしょうそう Listen miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word
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    • Verified meaning: foolish, dull
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おろか, る, ろ, ろう)

    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

    Surnames (おろか)Listen ()Listen ()Listen (ろう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    foolish; Russia

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Lu; Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國|鲁国[Lu3 guo2]; Lu, short name for Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar

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

    Dull. Meaning one's nature is not sharp or keen. The Analerta says: "Shen is dull." | A state name. King Wu of Zhou enfeoffed his brother, the Duke of Zhou Dan, at Lu. Later conquered by Chu. Present-day Qufu County to Pixian in Shandong were all Lu territory. The top follows 魚.
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