13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

foolish, folly, absurdity, stupid

Kun'yomi
  • foolish
On'yomi
  • foolishness ②I

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

おろ 61.5%
38.5%

Character Breakdown

foolish, folly, absurdity
おろ.か グ (8th, N1)
long-tailed monkey
グ グウ おながざる (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
rump, footprint radical (no. 114)
ジュウ ニュ あしあと
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)

Common Words

idle complaint ②moha (ignorance, folly)
fool ②The Fool (Tarot card)
foolishness ②I
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References

Unicode hex code 611A
JIS X 0208 1-22-82
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1730
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1925
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2834
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3513
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1813
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2467
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1957
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2107
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1884
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2032
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1496
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10946X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1184
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1642
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1755
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1308
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1623
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1701
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 793
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1976
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4k9.15
Four corner code 6033.2
De Roo Code 3658