愚者

Chinese

stupid ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something)
trad. (愚者) 愚 者
simp. #(愚者) 愚 者

Pronunciation

Noun

愚者

  1. (literal) fool (person with poor judgement or little intelligence)
  2. (tarot) the Fool

Synonyms

Derived terms

Pronoun

愚者

  1. (formal, literary, polite) I; me

Japanese

Etymology 1

    Kanji in this term
    愚 者
    ぐ
    Grade: S     		しゃ
    Grade: 3
    on'yomi
    Alternative spelling
    愚者 (kyūjitai)

    From Middle Chinese 愚者 (MC ngju tsyaeX). First attested in Japanese in 900.[1]

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    愚(ぐ)者(しゃ) • (gusha) ←ぐしや (gusya)?

    1. [from 900] a fool, an idiot
      Antonym: 賢者 (kenja, “wise person, sage”)
      愚者(ぐしゃ)の黄金(おうごん)
      gusha no ōgon
      fools' gold: pyrite
    2. [date uncertain; possibly from the 1800s] (tarot) the Fool card in Tarot

    Etymology 2

      Kanji in this term
      愚 者
      おれ
      Grade: S       		もの
      Grade: 3
      kun'yomi
      Alternative spelling
      愚者 (kyūjitai)
      For pronunciation and definitions of 愚者 – see the following entry.
      【おれもの】
      [noun] [974–???] (archaic, possibly obsolete) a fool, an idiot
      Alternative spelling
      愚れ者
      (This term, 愚者, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

      Etymology 3

        Kanji in this term
        愚 者
        おろ(か)
        Grade: S         		もの
        Grade: 3
        kun'yomi
        Alternative spelling
        愚者 (kyūjitai)
        For pronunciation and definitions of 愚者 – see the following entry.
        【おろかもの】
        [noun] [from 1722] fool, idiot
        Alternative spelling
        愚か者
        (This term, 愚者, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)

        References

        1. ^ “愚者”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
        2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
        3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
        4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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