馬鹿 (ばか): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

馬鹿 (ばか) means fool / idiot / silly person.

See example sentences below.

馬鹿 at a glance

馬鹿

ばかbaka

N3noun

fool / idiot / silly person

馬鹿ばかbakaN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

fool / idiot / silly person

Example 1

あの人はばかだから信じられない。

Translation

That person is a fool, so I can't trust them.

Example 2

そんなばかなミスをしないでよ。

Translation

Don't make such a silly mistake.