馬鹿者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
馬	鹿	者
ば Grade: 2 (ateji)	か Grade: 4 (ateji)	もの Grade: 3
kan'on	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
馬鹿者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

馬鹿 (“idiot”) +‎ 者 (“person”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ばかもの [bàkámónó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ba̠ka̠mo̞no̞]

Noun

馬(ば)鹿(か)者(もの) • (bakamono) 

1. a jackass; a dumbass; a moron; an imbecile
   • 1986 July 5 [1985 October 18], Makoto Kobayashi, “Ｖｏｌ.26　マイケルの初夜 [Vol.26 Michael’s First Night]”, in What’s(ホワッツ) Michael(マイケル)? [What’s Michael], 10th edition, volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 30:

     バカモノ〰〰ッ　ポッポが大きくなるまで待てないのか〰〰‼

     Bakamono〰〰h Poppo ga ōkiku naru made matenai no ka〰〰‼

     You imbecile‼ Can’t you at least wait ‘til Poppo grows up⁉