Japanese

Alternative forms

• 阿房

Adjectival noun

阿呆 ‎(-na inflection, hiragana あほう, romaji ahō, historical hiragana あはう)

1. foolish
   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 13)

     Afŏna. アハゥナ (阿房な) 馬鹿な(者、または、こと).

Noun

阿呆 ‎(hiragana あほう, romaji ahō, historical hiragana あはう)

1. a foolish person or action
   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 13)

     Afŏ アハゥ (阿房) Vtçuqe (虚)に同じ. 愚かな人、馬鹿者. また、馬鹿なこと. Afŏuo yŭ. (阿房を言ふ) 馬鹿なことを言う.

Etymology 2

A contraction from ahō → aho.

Pronunciation

Adjectival noun

阿呆 ‎(-na inflection, hiragana あほ, romaji aho)

1. (Kansai) foolish

Synonyms

• 馬鹿

Noun

阿呆 ‎(hiragana あほ, romaji aho)

1. (Kansai) a foolish person or action

Synonyms

• 馬鹿

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 978-4-00-080021-1, published 1980.