Japanese symbol for “dumb”
野暮
やぼ
Romaji: yabo
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth
In Japanese, dumb is 野暮, read やぼ (yabo).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
Written forms: 野暮. Readings: やぼ、ヤボ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dumb”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黙々 | もくもく mokumoku | silent; mute; dumb |
| 頭が悪い | あたまがわるい atamagawarui | slow; weak-headed; dumb |
| ちょれー | ちょれー choree | stupid; dumb; slow |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野球 | やきゅう yakyuu | baseball |
| 分野 | ぶんや bun'ya | field; sphere; realm |
| 野菜 | やさい yasai | vegetable |
| 野党 | やとう yatou | opposition party; the opposition |
| 視野 | しや shiya | field of vision; view |
| 平野 | へいや heiya | plain; open field |
| 暮らし | くらし kurashi | (way of) life; lifestyle; living |
| 暮れ | くれ kure | sunset; sundown; nightfall |
See also: Chinese symbol for “dumb”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.