馬鹿 (ばか) — fool, stupid, idiot
馬鹿
fool
Frequency #2125
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
2 characters
重箱読み jūbako-yomi
重箱読み (jūbako-yomi) — On'yomi first, kun'yomi second. Named after 重箱 (layered box).
na-adjective
Part of speech (JMdict: adj-na, n)
baka
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
ばか[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- fool
- stupid
- idiot