Word Meaning ばかの一つ覚え

ばかのひとつおぼえ bakanohitotsuoboe

ばかの一つ覚え is read as ばかのひとつおぼえ (bakanohitotsuoboe) and means one who knows little often repeats it.

Meaning

English

  1. one who knows little often repeats it
  2. a fool's one bit of knowledge

Reading

Kana

ばかのひとつおぼえ

Romaji

bakanohitotsuoboe

Writing Variants

  • ばかのひとつ覚え ばかのひとつおぼえ bakanohitotsuoboe
  • バカのひとつ覚え ばかのひとつおぼえ bakanohitotsuoboe
  • バカの一つ覚え ばかのひとつおぼえ bakanohitotsuoboe
  • 馬鹿の一つ覚え ばかのひとつおぼえ baka no hitotsuoboe

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb Rank 92205 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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一つ覚え

ひとつおぼえ

knowing only one thing (and repeating it often)

あほの一つ覚え

あほのひとつおぼえ

one who knows little often repeats it

一生の不覚

いっしょうのふかく

greatest mistake of one's life

不覚の一投

ふかくのいっとう

pitcher's misjudgment (misjudgement)

一次聴覚野

いちじちょうかくや

primary auditory cortex

覚え

おぼえ

memory

見覚え

みおぼえ

remembrance

物覚え

ものおぼえ

memory

心覚え

こころおぼえ

memory

空覚え

そらおぼえ

faint memory

聞き覚え

ききおぼえ

learning by ear

丸覚え

まるおぼえ

full memorization