阿呆
Chinese edit
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people |
foolish; stupid; no expression foolish; stupid; no expression; stay | ||
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trad. (阿呆) | 阿 | 呆 | |
simp. #(阿呆) | 阿 | 呆 | |
alternative forms | 阿獃 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
阿呆
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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阿 | 呆 |
あ Jinmeiyō (ateji) |
ほう Hyōgaiji (ateji) |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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阿房 |
[apau] → [aɸau] → [aɸoː] → [ahoː].
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
阿呆 • (ahō) ←あはう (afau)?-na (adnominal 阿呆な (ahō na), adverbial 阿呆に (ahō ni))
- foolish
- 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho, page 13:
- Afǒna. アハゥナ (阿房な) 馬鹿な(者, または, こと).
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Noun edit
- a foolish person or action
- 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho, page 13:
- Afǒ. アハゥ (阿房) Vtçuqe(虚)に同じ. 愚かな人, 馬鹿者. ¶ また, 馬鹿なこと. ¶ Afǒuo yǔ.(阿房を言ふ) 馬鹿なことを言う.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1923–1927, 芥川龍之介, 侏儒の言葉[1], 青空文庫:
- 阿呆はいつも彼以外の人人を悉く阿呆と考えている。
- Ahō wa itsumo kare igai no hitobito o kotogotoku ahō to kangaete iru.
- A fool is always thinking that people other than him are all fools.
- 阿呆はいつも彼以外の人人を悉く阿呆と考えている。
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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阿 | 呆 |
あ Jinmeiyō (ateji) |
ほ Hyōgaiji (ateji) |
on’yomi |
A contraction from ahō → aho.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
阿呆 or 阿呆 • (aho) -na (adnominal 阿呆な (aho na), adverbial 阿呆に (aho ni))
Synonyms edit
Noun edit
- (Kansai) a foolish person or action
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.