13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

stupid, foolish

Kun'yomi
  • れる
  • おろか
On'yomi
  • foolishness ②moha (ignorance, folly)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

97.1%
れる 2.9%

Character Breakdown

stupid, foolish
チ し.れる おろか (9th, N1)
trailing sickness, sick radical (no. 104)
ダク ニャク ソウ
know, wisdom
し.る チ しり (2nd, N4)
dart, arrow
や シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

idle complaint ②moha (ignorance, folly)
foolishness ②moha (ignorance, folly)
(person with) no sense of direction
tone deafness ②having no sense of (e.g. direction)
lovers talk
being struck mad by love
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References

Unicode hex code 75F4
JIS X 0208 1-35-52
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3061
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3823
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3286
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4072
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2066
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2800
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1683
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1976
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1663
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 22257
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1575
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1813
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1957
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1548
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1649
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1738
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1356
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1699
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5i8.1
Four corner code 0016.0
De Roo Code 577