Word Meaning 馬鹿を見る

ばかをみる baka o miru

馬鹿を見る is read as ばかをみる (baka o miru) and means to feel like an idiot.

Meaning

English

  1. to feel like an idiot
  2. to make a fool of yourself

Reading

Kana

ばかをみる

Romaji

baka o miru

Writing Variants

  • バカを見る ばかをみる bakaomiru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb Rank 50584 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

Example Sentences

1

Honesty doesn't pay.