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愚

foolish
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingグ
Kun readingおろ.か
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. foolishRtK
    彼は単なる愚か者でしかない。He is nothing but a fool.tatoeba
    六趣輪廻のいんねんは おのれが愚痴のやみじなりThe reason why we can not get out from suffering is because we latent our circumstance.wiki
  2. folly
  3. absurdity
  4. stupid
  1. foolishness
  2. silliness
  3. stupidity
  4. i

Popular Usage

愚か愚痴

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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talking cricket · brains · insect (虫) · belt · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2107

Compound words

愚かおろか
foolish; stupid; silly
愚痴ぐち
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
愚連隊ぐれんたい
gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
暗愚あんぐ
foolish
闇愚あんぐ
foolish
迂愚うぐ
stupid
愚挙ぐきょ
foolish undertaking
愚行ぐこう
foolish act
愚妻ぐさい
wife
愚才ぐさい
(one's own) abilities and intelligence
愚人ぐじん
fool
愚生ぐせい
I
愚鈍ぐどん
stupid
愚昧ぐまい
stupid
愚民ぐみん
(the) ignorant masses
愚劣ぐれつ
foolishness
愚弄ぐろう
mockery
愚惷ぐしゅん
foolish
愚癡ぐち
idle complaint
愚蠢ぐしゅん
foolish
庸愚ようぐ
mediocrity
愚かしいおろかしい
foolish
愚兄賢弟ぐけいけんてい
a foolish older brother and a smart younger
愚図愚図ぐずぐず
slowly

Additional Examples

彼は酒を飲むと、息子の愚痴をこぼすのがお決まりだ。
He never drinks without complaining about his son.tatoeba
彼は自分の愚行を恥じた。
He was ashamed of troubling you.tatoeba
六趣輪廻のいんねんは おのれが愚痴のやみじなり
The reason why we can not get out from suffering is because we latent our circumstance.wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 愚

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