阿呆

Chinese

		(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.) (phonetic character); (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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ādāi

(Zhuyin): ㄚㄉㄞ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ādāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄉㄞ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: adai
  - Wade–Giles: a¹-tai¹
  - Yale: ā-dāi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: adai
  - Palladius: адай (adaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵⁵/

Noun

阿呆

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

(Tokyo) あほー [àhóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
IPA^(key): [a̠ho̞ː]

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)

foolish
- 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 13)
  Afǒna. アハゥナ (阿房な)　馬鹿な(者, または, こと).

Noun

阿(あ)呆(ほう) • (ahō) ^{←あはう (afau)^?}

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

(Kansai) foolish

Synonyms

馬鹿(ばか) (baka)

Noun

阿(あ)呆(ほ) • (aho)

(Kansai) a foolish person or action

Synonyms

馬鹿(ばか) (baka)

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

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

Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.

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