JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 愚: "foolish, folly, absurdity"
The kanji 愚 means "foolish, folly, absurdity, stupid". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read グ in on'yomi and おろ.か in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
グ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おろ.か
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | foolish, folly, absurdity, stupid |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1551 of 2,501 |
Common words with 愚
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 愚かfoolish; stupid; silly
- 愚痴idle complaint; grumble · moha (ignorance, folly)
- 愚か者fool
- 愚図愚図slowly; tardily; dawdling; lingering · complaining; grumbling
- 愚痴るto grumble; to gripe; to complain
- 愚foolishness; silliness; stupidity; folly · I; me
- 愚かしいfoolish; stupid
- 愚行foolish act; folly
- 愚弄mockery; derision; ridicule
- 愚問foolish question; stupid question · one's question
- 愚直simple honesty; tactless frankness
- 愚者fool; nitwit · The Fool (Tarot card)
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