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JLPT N3 · Bad qualities

馬鹿

ばか

fool; stupid

Stroke order of 馬鹿

2 characters, 21 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

馬 · 10 strokes鹿 · 11 strokes

Memory trick

A horse (馬) and a deer (鹿) confused: the classic fool.

Parts: 馬 horse + 鹿 deer

The characters in 馬鹿

  • 馬 うま — horse (10 strokes)
  • 鹿 しか — deer (11 strokes)

Example sentence

そんな馬鹿なことはしない。

そんなばかなことはしない。

I won't do anything that stupid.

Words with 馬

馬horse乗馬horseback riding

Words with 鹿

鹿deer

More words: Bad qualities

愚かfoolish下品vulgar乱暴violent; rough意地悪mean; nasty傲慢arrogant不器用clumsy欲張りgreedy自慢boasting; pride威張るto act important; to boast図々しいshameless; pushy消極的passive怠け者lazy person無責任irresponsible大げさexaggerated無神経insensitive

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