Word Meaning 馬鹿を言う

ばかをいう baka o iu

馬鹿を言う is read as ばかをいう (baka o iu) and means to talk nonsense.

Meaning

English

  1. to talk nonsense

Reading

Kana

ばかをいう

Romaji

baka o iu

Writing Variants

  • バカを言う ばかをいう bakaoiu
  • ばかを言う ばかをいう bakaoiu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 53745 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

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馬鹿を言え

ばかをいえ

stop talking nonsense

馬鹿と鋏は使いよう

ばかとはさみはつかいよう

everything comes in handy when used correctly

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

馬鹿を見る

ばかをみる

to feel like an idiot

馬鹿当り

ばかあたり

great hit