愚者

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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

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愚者 (gusha): the Fool in Tarot.
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. 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. (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】
(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】
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]‎ (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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