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馬鹿 (ばか): fool, idiot — Japanese vocabulary

馬鹿 is read ばか and means "fool, idiot". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

馬鹿

Reading
ばか · baka
Translation
fool, idiot
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
ばかが

Example

こんな荒れ模様の日に外出するなんて君は馬鹿だよ。

こんなあれもようのひにがいしゅつするなんてきみはばかだよ。

You are an idiot to go out in this weather.

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