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Japanese symbol for “ridiculously”

Romaji: bakani
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally

In Japanese, ridiculously is , read (bakani).

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Meanings

  1. adv ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

horse
on: バ、メ、マ、ボ
kun: うま、ま
10 strokes · JLPT 2
deer
on: ロク
kun: しか、か
11 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けいば keibahorse racing
ばか bakaidiot; moron; fool
ばば babariding ground; racecourse; racetrack
しゅつば shutsubarunning (for election); coming forward as a candidate
ばりき barikihorsepower; hp
ばけん bakenbetting ticket; betting slip
かごしま kagoshimaKagoshima (city, prefecture)
おじか ojikabuck (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.