愚
愚 — Foolish
foolish, folly, absurdity, stupid
On’yomiグ (gu)
Kun’yomiおろか (oroka)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 愚
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 愚 | ぐ gu | foolishness; silliness; stupidity |
| 愚か | おろか oroka | foolish; stupid; silly |
| 愚痴 | ぐち guchi | idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly) |
| 愚行 | ぐこう gukou | foolish act; folly |
| 愚直 | ぐちょく guchoku | simple honesty; tactless frankness |
| 愚連隊 | ぐれんたい gurentai | gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums |
Study notes
愚 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1551 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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