Kanji 愚 Words: Meanings and Readings

愚癡

ぐち

moha (ignorance, folly)

愚か

おろか

foolish

ぐれん隊

ぐれんたい

gang of young toughs

愚

ぐ

I

愚行

ぐこう

foolish act

愚直

ぐちょく

simple honesty

愚弄

ぐろう

mockery

おろか者

おろかもの

fool

ぐずり泣き

ぐずりなき

crying (of a peevish baby)

ぐち話

ぐちばなし

tedious complaints

暗愚

あんぐ

dark

暗愚な人々

あんぐなひとびと

dark souls

迂愚

うぐ

stupid

下愚

かぐ

oneself

頑愚

がんぐ

obstinate and foolish

愚かしい

おろかしい

foolish

愚かにも

おろかにも

foolishly

愚にもつかない

ぐにもつかない

foolish

愚の骨頂

ぐのこっちょう

the height of folly

愚暗

ぐあん

imbecility

愚案

ぐあん

foolish idea

愚意

ぐい

one's humble opinion

愚管

ぐかん

one's humble opinion

愚管抄

ぐかんしょう

Gukanshō (1220 historical treatise by Jien)

愚挙

ぐきょ

foolish undertaking

愚兄

ぐけい

(one's) older brother

愚兄賢弟

ぐけいけんてい

a foolish older brother and a smart younger

愚計

ぐけい

foolish plan

愚見

ぐけん

one's humble opinion

愚公

ぐこう

Yu Gong (main character in the 4th century BC Chinese fable "The Foolish Old Man Removes the Mountains")

愚公山を移す

ぐこうやまをうつす

where there's a will, there's a way

愚稿

ぐこう

my manuscript

愚考

ぐこう

foolish thought

愚妻

ぐさい

wife

愚才

ぐさい

(one's own) abilities and intelligence

愚作

ぐさく

one of my works

愚策

ぐさく

(one's own) plan

愚姉

ぐし

older sister

愚者

ぐしゃ

The Fool (Tarot card)

愚者も千慮に一得

ぐしゃもせんりょにいっとく

even fools can give good counsel

愚者一得

ぐしゃいっとく

even a fool may sometimes give good counsel

愚弱

ぐじゃく

stupid and weak

愚純

ぐじゅん

stupid

愚書

ぐしょ

stupid book

愚女

ぐじょ

daughter

愚人

ぐじん

fool

愚図

ぐず

dullard

愚図つく

ぐずつく

to rain on and off

愚図ら愚図ら

ぐずらぐずら

very slowly

愚図る

ぐずる

to grumble

愚図愚図

ぐずぐず

unsettled (e.g. weather)

愚生

ぐせい

I

愚説

ぐせつ

one's (humble) opinion

愚僧

ぐそう

I

愚息

ぐそく

(one's) son

愚俗

ぐぞく

foolish customs

愚痴っぽい

ぐちっぽい

prone to complaining

愚痴の闇

ぐちのやみ

the darkness of ignorance

愚痴る

ぐちる

to grumble

愚痴をこぼす

ぐちをこぼす

to whinge

愚痴愚痴

ぐちぐち

complaining (continuously) about something

愚痴聞き地蔵

ぐちききじぞう

Ksitigarbha (jizo) who listens to people's complaints (statue at the Keihou Temple at Nagoya)

愚弟

ぐてい

(one's) younger brother

愚答

ぐとう

one's answer

愚禿

ぐとく

I

愚鈍

ぐどん

stupidity

愚夫

ぐふ

foolish man

愚父

ぐふ

one's father

愚物

ぐぶつ

fool

愚母

ぐぼ

one's mother

愚妹

ぐまい

younger sister

愚昧

ぐまい

stupid

愚民

ぐみん

ignorant people

愚民政策

ぐみんせいさく

policy of keeping the people ignorant and easily subjugated

愚蒙

ぐもう

stupid

愚問

ぐもん

one's question

愚問愚答

ぐもんぐとう

silly questions and silly answers

愚劣

ぐれつ

foolishness

愚論

ぐろん

foolish argument or view

愚惷

ぐしゅん

foolish

軽愚

けいぐ

moronity

賢愚

けんぐ

the wise and the foolish

言うもおろか

いうもおろか

to go without saying

衆愚

しゅうぐ

the vulgar masses

衆愚政治

しゅうぐせいじ

mobocracy

大愚

たいぐ

great folly or fool

痴愚

ちぐ

imbecility

凡愚

ぼんぐ

common person

凡庸愚昧

ぼんようぐまい

ordinary and ignorant

万愚節

ばんぐせつ

April Fools' Day

無知愚昧

むちぐまい

unenlightened

庸愚

ようぐ

mediocrity