Word Meaning 馬鹿と煙は高い所へ上る

ばかとけむりはたかいところへのぼる baka to kemuri ha takaitokoro he noboru

馬鹿と煙は高い所へ上る is read as ばかとけむりはたかいところへのぼる (baka to kemuri ha takaitokoro he noboru) and means fools fall easily for flattery.

Meaning

English

  1. fools fall easily for flattery
  2. fools and smoke rise to great heights

Reading

Kana

ばかとけむりはたかいところへのぼる

Romaji

baka to kemuri ha takaitokoro he noboru

Writing Variants

  • バカと煙は高い所へ上る ばかとけむりはたかいところへのぼる bakatokemuri ha takaitokoro he noboru

Stroke Sequence

11 Characters • 64 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 72731 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

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馬鹿を見る

ばかをみる

to feel like an idiot

馬鹿げる

ばかげる

to be foolish

馬鹿がうつる

ばかがうつる

to become stupid from associating with stupid people

馬鹿

ばか

Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)

馬鹿さ加減

ばかさかげん

extent of (one's) foolishness

馬鹿力

ばかぢから

great physical power

馬鹿当り

ばかあたり

great hit