How to say silly in Japanese

たわいのないtawainonai Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling; guileless 他愛もない

Example Sentences

バカBAKAna質問shitsumongaあるarunda
I have a stupid question.
馬鹿bakaみたいmitai
This is silly!
素朴なsobokuna疑問gimonなんだnandaけどkedo、・・・トラTORAtoライオンRAIONhaどっちdotchiga強いtsuyoino
This may be a silly question, but which is stronger - a tiger or a lion?
あうau~、あたしatashiったらttaraまたmataドジっDOJIちゃいましたchaimashita
Ahh, silly me, I've messed up again.
労働者roudoushaたちtachiha長い間nagaimaばかなbakana規則kisokuni我慢gamanしたshita
Workers put up with silly rules for a long time.

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