馬鹿力

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
鹿

Grade: 2

Grade: 4
ちから > ぢから
Grade: 1

Alternative forms

Etymology

From 馬鹿 (baka, stupid) +‎ (chikara, strength; force). The chikara reading for changes to jikara as an instance of rendaku (連濁).. The 馬鹿 spelling is ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

Noun

()鹿()(ぢから) (bakajikara

  1. great physical force or strength; brute force

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN