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ばか
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. idiot; moron; fool
2. trivial matter; folly; absurdity
Adjective (な)
Usually written in kana
3. stupid; foolish; dull; absurd; ridiculous
Adjective (な)
Noun
Usually written in kana
4. fervent enthusiast; nut; person singularly obsessed with something
usu. in compounds
Noun
Abbreviation
Usually written in kana
5. Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
Alt. forms
バカ
46%
馬ば鹿か
41%
ばか
11%
莫ば迦か
1%
破ば家か
馬ば稼か
Pitch accent
ば
か
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Used in: 2169
Used in vocabulary (82 in total)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
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Examples (12 in total)
He's stupid.
Tom, you idiot!
What an idiot I am!
He is a real fool.
What a stupid boy he is!
It was silly of you to trust them.
You're foolish to say such a thing.
Don't do anything stupid, OK?
He called me a stupid boy.
Mr. Adams was foolish to agree to the proposal.
Is she so foolish as to believe that?
No one is so foolish as to believe what he says.