Word Meaning 馬鹿

ばか baka

馬鹿 is read as ばか (baka) and means Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell).

Meaning

English

Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
fervent enthusiast
nut
person singularly obsessed with something
idiot
moron
fool
trivial matter

Reading

Kana

ばか

Romaji

baka

Writing Variants

破家ばか baka
馬稼ばか baka
莫迦ばか baka

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 859 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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馬鹿らしい

ばからしい

absurd

馬鹿な事をする

ばかなことをする

to do a silly thing

馬鹿当り

ばかあたり

great hit

馬鹿な子ほど可愛い

ばかなこほどかわいい

a foolish child is more precious

馬鹿も一芸

ばかもいちげい

even a fool has one talent

馬鹿面

ばかづら

foolish face

馬鹿花

ばかっぱな

bakappana (type of hanafuda game)

馬鹿に

ばかに

ridiculously

馬鹿たれ

ばかたれ

stupid idiot

馬鹿げた

ばかげた

absurd

馬鹿げる

ばかげる

to be foolish

馬鹿よけ

ばかよけ

foolproof

Example Sentences

馬鹿な！

No way!

馬鹿なの？

Are you stupid?

馬鹿だろう！

You are an idiot!

馬鹿みたい！

You look stupid.

四月馬鹿だよ！

April Fool's!

馬鹿とは何だ？！

Who are you calling stupid?!

馬鹿はやめろ！

Don't be ridiculous!

馬鹿げている！

Nonsense!

馬鹿にするな！

Don't have me on!

てめえら馬鹿か？

Are you guys idiots?

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 3 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

馬鹿 Fool