How to say stupid in Japanese

まぬけmanuke Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • stupid; foolish; idiotic

Example Sentences

こんなkonna馬鹿bakanaことkotoha言っitaことkotoga無いnai
I've never said such a stupid thing.
バカBAKAna質問shitsumongaあるarunda
I have a stupid question.
馬鹿bakaみたいmitai
This is silly!
両親ryoushingaくだらないkudaranaiことkotode言い争っiiarasoteiteとてもtotemoいらいらirairaするsuruyo
My parents keep arguing about stupid things. It's so annoying!
コンピューターKONPYUUTAAnoおかげokagede人間ningenha馬鹿bakaniなるnaru
Computers make people stupid.

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