Word Meaning 馬鹿の一つ覚え

ばかのひとつおぼえ baka no hitotsuoboe

馬鹿の一つ覚え is read as ばかのひとつおぼえ (baka no hitotsuoboe) and means one who knows little often repeats it.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

ばかのひとつおぼえ

Romaji

baka no hitotsuoboe

Writing Variants

バカの一つ覚え ばかのひとつおぼえ bakanohitotsuoboe

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 38 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb ✓ Rank 57600 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

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馬鹿も一芸

ばかもいちげい

even a fool has one talent

馬鹿と天才は紙一重

ばかとてんさいはかみひとえ

there's but a fine line between genius and insanity

馬鹿を言え

ばかをいえ

stop talking nonsense

馬鹿も休み休み言え

ばかもやすみやすみいえ

stop talking nonsense

馬鹿

ばか

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馬鹿らしい

ばからしい

absurd

馬鹿は死ななきゃ治らない

ばかはしななきゃなおらない

once a fool, always a fool

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

馬鹿を見る

ばかをみる

to feel like an idiot

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

Example Sentences

馬鹿の一つ覚え。

He that knows little often repeats it.