おろか

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Alternative spelling
愚か

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[1]

Cognate with 疎か (orosoka, oroka, neglectful).[2]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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おろか (oroka-na (adnominal おろか (oroka na), adverbial おろか (oroka ni))

  1. foolish
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      (おろ)かな(かんが)
      orokana kangae
      a foolish thought
Inflection
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Etymology 2

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Alternative spelling
疎か

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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おろか (oroka-na (adnominal おろか (oroka na), adverbial おろか (oroka ni))

  1. a foolish waste of time to say
  2. let alone..., much less..., not to mention... (as ...おろか or ...おろか)
    (こい)(びと)おろか(とも)(だち)すらない
    koibito wa oroka, tomodachi sura inai
    does not have friends, let alone a lover
Inflection
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References

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  1. ^ 愚か・痴か・疎か”, in 日本国語大辞典[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ 愚か”, in デジタル大辞泉[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN