阿呆

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

Pronunciation

Noun

阿呆

  1. fool

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
阿 呆
あ
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)		 ほう
Hyōgaiji
(ateji)
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
阿房

[apau] → [aɸau] → [aɸoː] → [ahoː].

Kanji spelling is ateji (当て字)

Pronunciation

Adjective

阿(あ)呆(ほう) • (ahō) ←あはう (afau)?-na (adnominal 阿(あ)呆(ほう)な (ahō na), adverbial 阿(あ)呆(ほう)に (ahō ni))

  1. foolish
    • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho, page 13:
      Afǒna. アハゥナ (阿房な)　馬鹿な(者, または, こと).
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Noun

阿(あ)呆(ほう) • (ahō) ←あはう (afau)?

  1. a foolish person or action
    • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho, page 13:
      Afǒ. アハゥ (阿房)　Vtçuqe(虚)に同じ. 愚かな人, 馬鹿者. ¶ また, 馬鹿なこと. ¶ Afǒuo yǔ.(阿房を言ふ) 馬鹿なことを言う.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1923–1927, 芥川龍之介, 侏儒の言葉‎, 青空文庫:
      阿呆(あほう)はいつも彼以外(かれいがい)の人人(ひとびと)を悉(ことごと)く阿呆(あほう)と考(かんが)えている。
      Ahō wa itsumo kare igai no hitobito o kotogotoku ahō to kangaete iru.
      A fool is always thinking that people other than him are all fools.

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 阿呆臭(あほうくさ)い (ahōkusai)
  • 阿呆口(あほうぐち) (ahōguchi)
  • 阿呆力(あほうぢから) (ahōjikara)
  • 阿呆面(あほうづら) (ahōzura)
  • 信天翁(あほうどり) (ahōdori)
  • 阿呆(あほう)に付(つ)ける薬(くすり)なし (ahō ni tsukeru kusuri nashi)
  • 阿呆(あほう)の三杯汁(さんばいじる) (ahō no sanbai-jiru)
  • 阿呆(あほう)の話食(はなしぐ)い (ahō no hanashi-gui)
  • 阿呆(あほう)の一(ひと)つ覚(おぼ)え (ahō no hitotsu oboe)
  • 阿房払(あほうばら)い (ahōbarai)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
阿 呆
あ
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)		 ほ
Hyōgaiji
(ateji)
on’yomi

A contraction from ahō → aho.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) あほ​ [àhóꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [a̠ho̞]

Adjective

阿(あ)呆(ほ) or 阿呆(アホ) • (aho) -na (adnominal 阿(あ)呆(ほ)な (aho na), adverbial 阿(あ)呆(ほ)に (aho ni))

  1. (Kansai) foolish
Synonyms

Noun

阿(あ)呆(ほ) or 阿呆(アホ) • (aho) 

  1. (Kansai) a foolish person or action
Synonyms

Derived terms
  • アホ毛(げ) (ahoge)
  • 阿呆陀羅(あほだら) (ahodara)
  • 阿呆垂(あほた)れ (ahotare)
  • 阿呆(あほ)らしい (ahorashii)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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