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愚 — 13 strokes / Radical「心」

道
3Junior high level / 13 strokes / Radical「心」
On
グぐ · gu
Kun
おろ.かoro.ka
Meaning
foolish

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

With 心 "heart": dull in the working of the heart — foolish.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onグぐgu愚問ぐもん愚鈍ぐどん暗愚あんぐ
Kunおろかoroka愚かだおろかだ愚かしいおろかしい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 愚問ぐもん

    silly question

  • 愚直ぐちょく

    simple honesty

More words with this kanji

  • 愚痴ぐち
  • 愚弄ぐろう
  • 惷愚しゅんぐ
  • 愚昧ぐまい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

愚(おろ)かな判断(はんだん)をくり返(かえ)さない。

I will not repeat foolish decisions.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

愚問愚直愚問questi…直straig…忌abhor怠neglec…慈mercy慕yearn…慰consol…仇foe弘vast臼mortar吽un具tool
CompoundRadicalReading

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