Vocabulary

What does 愚か (おろか, oroka) mean?

愚か (おろか, oroka) means foolish, stupid.

Quick facts
Readingおろか
Romajioroka
Part of speechna-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
おろか
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonoroka

foolish, stupid

  1. 1na-adjective foolish; stupid; silly

Example sentences

  • Stop such foolish behavior.

  • I regret the foolish decision I made in the past.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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