阿呆

Japanese

Kanji in this term
阿	呆

Alternative forms

• 阿房

Etymology 1

[apau] > [aɸau] > [aɸoː] > [ahoː].

Adjectival noun

阿呆 (な-na inflection, hiragana あほう, romaji ahō, historical hiragana あはう)

1. foolish
   • 1603–1604: Nippo Jisho (page 13)

     Afŏna. アハゥナ (阿房な) 馬鹿な(者、または、こと).

Noun

阿呆 (hiragana あほう, romaji ahō, historical hiragana あはう)

1. a foolish person or action
   • 1603–1604: Nippo Jisho (page 13)

     Afŏ アハゥ (阿房) Vtçuqe (虚)に同じ. 愚かな人、馬鹿者. また、馬鹿なこと. Afŏuo yŭ. (阿房を言ふ) 馬鹿なことを言う.

Etymology 2

A contraction from ahō > aho.

Adjectival noun

阿呆 (な-na inflection, hiragana あほ, romaji aho)

1. foolish

Synonyms

• 馬鹿

Noun

阿呆 (hiragana あほ, romaji aho)

1. a foolish person or action

Synonyms

• 馬鹿

References

• 1980 May 19 [1603–1604], Tadao Doi, Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4-0008-0021-3: