阿呆

Chinese
 
(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people
 
foolish; stupid; no expression; stay
simp. and trad.
(阿呆)		 阿 呆
variant forms 阿獃

Pronunciation

Noun

阿呆

  1. fool

Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
阿 呆
あ
Jinmeiyō		 ほう
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

[apau] → [aɸau] → [aɸoː] → [ahoː].

Kanji spelling is ateji (当て字)

Pronunciation

Adjectival noun

阿呆 (-na inflection, hiragana あほう, rōmaji 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, rōmaji 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
Kanji in this term
阿 呆
あ
Jinmeiyō		 ほ
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

A contraction from ahō → aho.

Pronunciation

Adjectival noun

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

  1. (Kansai) foolish
Synonyms

Noun

阿呆 (hiragana あほ, rōmaji aho)

  1. (Kansai) a foolish person or action
Synonyms

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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