Japanese symbol for “ludicrous”
馬鹿らしい
ばからしい
Romaji: bakarashii
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly
In Japanese, ludicrous is 馬鹿らしい, read ばからしい (bakarashii).
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Meanings
- adj-i absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
Written forms: 馬鹿らしい. Readings: ばからしい、バカらしい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ludicrous”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 馬鹿馬鹿しい | ばかばかしい bakabakashii | absurd; ridiculous; silly |
| 荒唐 | こうとう koutou | absurd; nonsensical; ridiculous |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 競馬 | けいば keiba | horse racing |
| 馬鹿 | ばか baka | idiot; moron; fool |
| 馬場 | ばば baba | riding ground; racecourse; racetrack |
| 出馬 | しゅつば shutsuba | running (for election); coming forward as a candidate |
| 馬力 | ばりき bariki | horsepower; hp |
| 馬券 | ばけん baken | betting ticket; betting slip |
| 鹿児島 | かごしま kagoshima | Kagoshima (city, prefecture) |
| 牡鹿 | おじか ojika | buck (male deer) |
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.