Kanji

愚

foolish, folly, absurdity, stupid

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

心部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

グ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おろか

Common Readings

グ, おろ…か

Example sentences

愚か おろか
同じ間違いを繰り返すのは愚かなことだ。

It is a foolish thing to repeat the same mistake.

愚痴 ぐち
彼は仕事の愚痴をこぼしてばかりいる。

He is always grumbling about his work.

瞋 しん
仏教では、貪欲、瞋、愚痴を三毒と呼びます。

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

愚か者 おろかもの
彼は自分の過ちを認めない、救いようのない愚か者だ。

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

愚痴る ぐちる
仕事の不満を同僚に愚痴る。

I complain about work dissatisfaction to my colleagues.

愚行 ぐこう
戦争は人類最大の愚行である。

War is the greatest folly of mankind.

飲鴆止渇 いんちんしかつ
目先の資金繰りのために高利貸しから金を借りるのは、飲鴆止渇の愚行と言わざるを得ない。

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
彼の発言は国民を愚弄している。

His remarks are ridiculing the public.

Example Vocabulary

愚か

おろか

foolish; stupid; silly

愚痴

ぐち

grumbling; complaining; (Buddhist) ignorance; stupidity

愚か者

おろかもの

fool; idiot

愚痴る

ぐちる

to complain; to grumble; to whine

愚

愚行

ぐこう

foolish act; folly; stupidity

愚かしい

おろかしい

愚問

ぐもん

愚弄

ぐろう

ridicule; make a fool of

愚直

ぐちょく

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