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馬鹿 Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell) - Japanese Dictionary Lookup
馬鹿
English: Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
Romaji:
baka
Kanji: 馬鹿 (21 Strokes)
JLPT Level: ---
Part of Speech: noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Different Meanings:

Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

バカじん :: 馬鹿人 Stupid person

ばかはっけんき :: 馬鹿発見器 Stupidity detector

ばかはっけんき :: 馬鹿発見器 Twitter

ばかっぱな :: 馬鹿花 Bakappana (type of hanafuda game)

ばかっぱな :: 馬鹿っ花 Bakappana (type of hanafuda game)

ばかじた :: 馬鹿舌 Unsophisticated palate

ばかじた :: 馬鹿舌 Poor taste (in food)

きんにくバカ :: 筋肉馬鹿 Person who is obsessed with bodybuilding

きんにくバカ :: 筋肉馬鹿 Muscle head

きんにくバカ :: 筋肉馬鹿 Meathead

ばかうれ :: 馬鹿売れ Flying off the shelves

ばかうれ :: 馬鹿売れ Selling like hotcakes

ばかうれ :: 馬鹿売れ Selling like crazy

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

ばかをいえ :: 馬鹿を言え Give me a break

ばかをいえ :: 馬鹿を言え Don't be ridiculous

ばかをいえ :: 馬鹿を言え Stop talking nonsense

ばかとけむりはたかいところへのぼる :: 馬鹿と煙は高い所へ上る Fools and smoke rise to great heights

ばかとけむりはたかいところへのぼる :: 馬鹿と煙は高い所へ上る Fools fall easily for flattery

ばかをいう :: 馬鹿を言う To talk nonsense

ごうちとりかいばかのうち :: 碁打鳥飼い馬鹿の中 Go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)

ごうちとりかいばかのうち :: 碁打ち鳥飼い馬鹿の中 Go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)

そんなばかな :: そんな馬鹿な How can that be?

そんなばかな :: そんな馬鹿な What nonsense!

そんなばかな :: そんな馬鹿な No way!

そんなばかな :: そんな馬鹿な What a crazy ...

そんなばかな :: そんな馬鹿な Such a stupid ...

せんせいといわれるほどのばかでなし :: 先生と言われるほどの馬鹿でなし (I'm) not so stupid that being called "sensei" (makes me feel good)

せんせいといわれるほどのばかでなし :: 先生と言われるほどの馬鹿でなし I don't fall for flattery

ばかなこほどかわいい :: 馬鹿な子ほど可愛い A foolish child is more precious

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

ばかみたい :: 馬鹿みたい Absurd

Using 馬鹿 in sentences:

(Japanese) あの子は馬鹿なんかじゃない。

(English) That girl isn't stupid.

(Japanese) 昨日、スキューバしてた時に、馬鹿でかい蛸を見たよ。

(English) I saw a huge octopus while scuba diving yesterday.

(Japanese) 私、なんか馬鹿なこと言った？

(English) Did I say something stupid?

(Japanese) てめえら馬鹿か？

(English) Are you guys idiots? Are you idiots?

(Japanese) 「私、治らないんじゃないかしら」「馬鹿なことを言わないの、由美。由美は治るわ。絶対に治る。しっかりしなきゃ駄目よ」

(English) I wonder whether I'll ever get better. "Don't say that, Yumi. You'll get better. I know you will. So pull yourself together."

How do you say Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell) in Japanese?

Answer: 馬鹿

How many kanji strokes does 馬鹿 have?

Answer: 21

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