ばか
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. idiot; moron; fool
Don't say things you don't need to, idiot.
Adjective (な)
Usually written in kana
2. stupid; foolish; dull; absurd; ridiculous
Why would you do something so stupid?!
Adjective (な)
Noun
Usually written in kana
3. trivial; insignificant; disappointing
4. malfunctioning; defective; losing sensation
Noun
Slang
Usually written in kana
5. incredibly; unusually; exceptionally
Adjective (な)
Noun
Slang
Usually written in kana
6. fervent enthusiast; nut; person singularly obsessed with something
usu. in compounds
Noun
Abbreviation
Usually written in kana
7. Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (96 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; to be absurd
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
fool; idiot; moron
fool; idiot; moron
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
over-fond parent; doting parent
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to talk nonsense
to talk nonsense
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
fool; idiot; moron
horseplay; fooling around
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
blithering idiot; bloody fool; total moron; dimwit
fool; person beneath one's contempt
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
stupid; silly
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
fool; idiot; moron
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
horseplay; fooling around
ridiculously good reception; being extremely well-received; massive success; huge hit
stupid girl; stupid woman
absurd; foolish
one who knows little often repeats it; (lit.) a fool's one bit of knowledge
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
idiot; moron; fool
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
ridiculously good reception; being extremely well-received; massive success; huge hit
fool; person beneath one's contempt
foolish face; stupid look on one's face
great hit; smash hit
clearance hole (hole for a bolt, screw, etc., which is large enough to allow the thread, etc. to pass through)
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
over-fond parent; doting parent
stupid girl; stupid woman
tomfoolery; monkey business
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
one who knows little often repeats it; (lit.) a fool's one bit of knowledge
one who knows little often repeats it; (lit.) a fool's one bit of knowledge
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
musclehead; person obsessed with building muscle
stupid man
stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break
to become stupid from associating with stupid people; (lit.) to be infected with stupidity
fishing enthusiast; fishing nut
fishing enthusiast; fishing nut
simpleton; dimwit; sluggard
orchestra present at Japanese festival; festival music (may be sung from a festival float)
once a fool, always a fool; (lit.) idiots will only be cured when they die
ignorance outside of one's own field; overspecialization; one-trick pony
there is but a fine line between genius and insanity
a born fool is never cured; there is no cure for stupidity; (lit.) there is no medicine for fools
a born fool is never cured; there is no cure for stupidity; (lit.) there is no medicine for fools
a foolish child is more precious
workaholic
everything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job; (lit.) fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right way
everything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job; (lit.) fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right way
learned fool; person who is book smart but lacking in common sense
good actor who is inept in all other matters; dedicated actor
April fool
bargain price
bargain price
stupid person
foolproof; idiot-proof
easy; simple; (lit.) even if you're an idiot or a simpleton
stupidity barrier; stupidity as an obstacle to coming to a mutual understanding
skilled engineer or mechanic who is clumsy in all other matters; person who gets a great kick out of tinkering with anything mechanical
Twitter; (lit.) stupidity detector
unthinking masses; stupid people; sheeple
overdone politeness; polite to a fault; feigned politeness
point-and-shoot (camera); (autofocus) compact camera
Tricholoma bakamatsutake (species of mushroom); false matsutake
I don't fall for flattery; (lit.) (I'm) not so stupid that being called "sensei" (makes me feel good)
go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
fools fall easily for flattery; (lit.) fools and smoke rise to great heights
unthinking masses; stupid people; sheeple
Examples (12 in total)
Tom, you idiot!
What an idiot I am!
He is a real fool.