愚 - gu | eevy Japanese Dictionary

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

知しらないほうが幸しあわせな場合ばあいには、知しることは愚おろかである。

shiranai hōga shiawasena bāiniwa shiru kotowa gudearu

Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.

Characters

Written Form

愚 kanji, 13 strokes foolish

Reading

ぐ hiragana, 3 strokes
gu

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

愚おろかじゃありません

orokajārimasen

The polite negative form

1. I am not foolish.; I am not stupid.

★ Common

Noun

#1177439

愚おろかじゃない

orokajanai

The negative form

1. Not foolish.; Not stupid.

★ Common

Noun

#1177439

愚おろかじゃないです

orokajanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not foolish.; I'm not stupid.

★ Common

Noun

#1177439

愚おろかだった

orokadatta

The past form

1. Was foolish; Was silly

★ Common

Noun

#564226

愚おろかで

orokade

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. -te form: connecting clauses; -te form: making requests

★ Common

Noun

#295389

愚おろかでした

orokadeshita

The polite past form

1. Was foolish.; Was silly.

★ Common

Noun

#930896

愚おろかです

orokadesu

The polite form

1. Foolish; Stupid

★ Common

Noun

#774104

愚おろかではありません

orokadewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not foolish.; Not stupid.

★ Common

Noun

#930896

愚ぐの

guno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Foolish; Stupid

★ Common

Noun

#76775

Common 6 items

愚おろかじゃありませんでした

orokajārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not foolish.; Was not stupid.

★ Common

Noun

#1177439

愚おろかじゃなかった

orokajanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't foolish.; Wasn't stupid.

★ Common

Noun

#1177439

愚おろかじゃなかったです

orokajanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't foolish.; Wasn't silly.

★ Common

Noun

#1177439

愚おろかだろう

orokadarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably foolish.; Probably silly.

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

愚おろかでしょう

orokadeshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Likely; Probably

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

愚おろかではありませんでした

orokadewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not foolish.; Was not silly.

★ Common

Noun

#930896

Advanced 3 items

愚おろかだったら

orokadattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If foolish; If silly

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

愚おろかであれば

orokadeareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If foolish; If stupid

★ Common

Noun

#930896

愚おろかなら

orokanara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If foolish; When foolish

★ Common

Noun

#370006

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