馬鹿

See also: 马鹿

Chinese

horse; surname deer
trad. (馬鹿) 馬 鹿
simp. (马鹿) 马 鹿

Pronunciation

Noun

馬鹿

  1. horse and deer
  2. red deer
  3. (Japanese) fool

Derived terms

  • 加拿大馬鹿／加拿大马鹿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
馬 鹿
ば
Grade: 2		 か
Grade: S
jūbakoyomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly a transcription of Sanskrit मोह (moha, “folly”), used as a slang term among monks.[1][2][3] Alternatively, arising from the same root as Old Japanese 痴 (woko, modern oko, “stupidity, ridiculousness”), also sometimes used as ateji for Sanskrit मोह (moha).

The kanji are ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

Adjective

馬鹿 (-na inflection, hiragana ばか, katakana バカ, rōmaji baka)

  1. foolish, idiotic, stupid
    • 1988 October 20, Adachi, Mitsuru, “第だい22話わ　麻ま里り亜あの心こころ [Chapter 22: Maria’s Heart]”, in スローステップSLOW STEP [SLOW STEP], volume 3 (fiction, in Japanese), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 149:
      あなた目 (め)悪 (わる)くない
      Anata me waruku nai
      You have very bad eyesight, don’t you?
      バカなこというなよ　ボクサーだぜ　目 (め)のよさは折 (お)り紙 (がみ)つきだよ　きみのほうがぜったいにかわいいよ！
      Baka na koto iu na yo Bokusā da ze Me no yosa wa origamitsuki da yo Kimi no hō ga zettai ni kawaii yo!
      That’s ridiculous! I’m a boxer! I have certifiably flawless eyesight! You definitely are prettier!
      はい　はい
      Hai hai
      Sure, sure
    • 2002 July 25 [Nov 16 2001], Maekawa, Takeshi, “崩ほう壊かい‥‥！の巻まき [Collapse‥‥!]”, in 新しん鉄てっ拳けんチンミ [New Ironfist Chinmi], volume 13 (fiction, in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, pages 77–78:
      ば‥‥馬 (ば)鹿 (か)な‥‥‥
      Ba‥‥Baka na‥‥‥
      F‥‥Foolish‥‥‥
  2. useless; futile

Inflection

Noun

馬鹿 (hiragana ばか, katakana バカ, rōmaji baka)

  1. a fool, an idiot
    • 1988 July 30 [Jul 25 1984], Fujiko F. Fujio, “流りゅう血けつ鬼き [Bloodshedders]”, in ポストの中の明日 [Post-Mid-Tomorrow] (藤子不二雄少年SF短編集; 2), volume 2 (fiction, in Japanese), 10th edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 159:
      今から考えるとおれ、ばかみたいだよ。どうしてあんなに新人になるのをいやがったのか。
      Ima kara kangaeru to ore, baka mitai da yo. Dōshite anna ni shinjin ni naru no o iyagatta no ka.
      Looking back, it was pretty foolish of me. How come I hated to change into a new man so bad?
    • 2007 March 15, Aoyama, Gosho, “ゴールデン・アイの巻まき【後こう編へん】 [Golden Eye [Last Chapter]]”, in まじっく快かい斗と [Magic Kaito], volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN:
      あ、穴 (あな)⁉
      A, ana⁉
      A hole!?
      ん？
      N?
      Hmm?
      奴 (やつ)を飛 (と)ばすな‼エレベーターを降 (お)ろせ‼
      Yatsu o tobasu na‼ Erebētā o orose‼
      He’s gonna fly‼ Lower the elevator‼
      バ、バカあれは穴 (あな)に見 (み)せかけたただの黒 (くろ)い紙 (かみ)…バカヤロォォォ…
      Ba, baka are wa ana ni misekaketa tada no kuroi kami… Baka yarōō…
      I-Idiot, that’s just black paper that looks like a hole… You morooon…
    • 2008 April 20 [Mar 31 2008], Himaruya, Hidekaz, “Meeting of the World”, in Axis Powers ヘタリア [Axis Powers Hetalia], volume 1 (fiction, in Japanese), 3rd edition, Tokyo: Gentosha, →ISBN:
      俺は反対だ！そんな現実味のない案賛成できるか！それとlearnedって言うな！何だよlearnedってlearntだバカ！
      Ore wa hantai da! Sonna genjitsumi no nai an sansei dekiru ka! Sore to learnedtte iu na! Nan da yo learnedtte learnt da baka!
      I disagree! Who would approve such a nonsensical idea⁉ And stop saying ‘learned’! It’s ‘learnt’, not ‘learned’, you bloody wanker!
    • 2006 November 7, Sorachi, Hideaki, “第だい百二十七訓くん　クーラーはタイマーで切きれるようにしてから寝ねないと風邪かぜひくよ [Lesson 127: Set the Timer to Automatically Turn off Air-Con When You Sleep or You’ll Get a Cold]”, in 銀ぎん魂たま [Silver Soul], volume 15 (fiction, in Japanese), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
      なんでよりによって
      Nan de yori ni yotte
      But why her of all people
      バカはカゼひかないって言 (い)…
      Baka wa kaze hikanaitte i…
      They say idiots never get colds, ri…
    • 2010 December 8, Sorachi, Hideaki, “第だい三百二十二訓くん　二に度どあることは三さん度どある [Lesson 322: Twice, Thrice That There Are]”, in 銀ぎん魂たま [Silver Soul], volume 37 (fiction, in Japanese), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
      心 (しん)配 (ぱい)すんな　奴 (やつ)等 (ら)は水 (すい)中 (ちゅう)から安 (あん)全 (ぜん)を確 (かく)保 (ほ)する役 (やく)目 (め)だ　俺 (おれ)はインセプションから安 (あん)全 (ぜん)を確 (かく)保 (ほ)する後 (あと)は頼 (たの)んだぞ
      Shinpai sun na Yatsura wa suichū kara anzen o kakuho suru yakume da Ore wa Insepushon kara anzen o kakuho suru ato wa tanonda zo
      Don’t sweat it man. They’re gonna be guaranteeing safety from inside the water. I’ll be guaranteeing safety from inside Inception.
      ただ寝 (ね)くさってるだけだろーが　バカプリオ‼
      Tada nekusatteru dake darō ga BaKapurio‼
      Aren’t you just taking a nap, DicKaprio⁉
    • 2010 December 8, Sorachi, Hideaki, “第だい三百二十五訓くん　冬ふゆ休やすみあけも皆みんなけっこう大人おとなに見みえる [Lesson 325: And Everyone Looks a Lot like a Grown-Up After Winter Vacation]”, in 銀ぎん魂たま [Silver Soul], volume 37 (fiction, in Japanese), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
      我 (わ)が野 (や)望 (ぼう)って　アンタいつから江 (え)戸 (ど)征 (せい)服 (ふく)なんてベタな野 (や)望 (ぼう)考 (かんが)えてたんですか　バカイザー
      Waga yabō tte Anta itsu kara Edo seifuku nante beta na yabō kangaete ta n desu ka Bakaizā
      Your ambition? Since when have cooked up a cliched ambition like conquering Edo, Fooler?
      …オイ　バカイザーはないだろう　せめてちゃんといえバカカイザーといえ　合 (あ)わせ技 (わざ)はやめろ腹 (はら)立 (た)つ
      …Oi Bakaizā wa nai darō Semete chanto ie Baka Kaizā to ie Awasewaza wa yamero haratatsu
      …Hey, I ain’t no Fooler. At least say something decent like ‘Foolish Führer’. I hate dumb puns like that.
  2. uselessness, futility
  3. a tool used for counting coins

Usage notes

  • This is an example of a word that can be spelled with katakana to convey an informal conversational tone, as バカ.

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Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. ↑ 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  3. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  5. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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