Kanji

愚

foolish, folly, absurdity, stupid

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

心部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おろか

Common Readings

グ, おろ…か

Example sentences

愚か おろか
同じ 間違い 繰り返す 愚かな こと

It is a foolish thing to repeat the same mistake.

断鶴続鳧 だんかくぞくふ
自然 断鶴続鳧 する 愚か 行為

It is foolish to make pointless modifications to nature.

愚痴 ぐち
仕事 愚痴 こぼして ばかり いる

He is always grumbling about his work.

しん
仏教 では 貪欲 愚痴 三毒 呼びます

In Buddhism, greed, anger, and ignorance are called the three poisons.

愚か者 おろかもの
自分 過ち 認めない 救いようのない 愚か者

He is a hopeless fool who refuses to admit his own mistakes.

愚痴る ぐちる
仕事 不満 同僚 愚痴る

I complain about work dissatisfaction to my colleagues.

愚行 ぐこう
戦争 人類 最大 愚行 である

War is the greatest folly of mankind.

飲鴆止渇 いんちんしかつ
目先 資金繰り ため 高利貸し から 借りる 飲鴆止渇 愚行 言わざるを得ない

Borrowing from a loan shark just to manage immediate cash flow is a foolish act of 'drinking poison to quench thirst'.

愚弄 ぐろう
発言 国民 愚弄 している

His remarks are ridiculing the public.

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