莫迦

Japanese

Kanji in this term
莫	迦
ばく > ば Jinmeiyō	か Jinmeiyō
irregular

Etymology

Ateji (当て字) for ばか (baka), a word of uncertain origin. See fuller etymology at 馬鹿(ばか) (baka).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 莫迦 – see the following entry.

【馬鹿ばか】 [adjective] foolish, idiotic, stupid, ridiculous [adjective] useless, futile [noun] a fool, an idiot [noun] uselessness, futility [noun] a tool used for counting coins [suffix] enthusiast, freak Alternative spelling バカ

(This term, 莫迦, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)