Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

愚: foolish, folly

Also: absurdity, stupid

JLPT N113 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

心 carries the meaning · 禺 gives the sound

13 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

グgu · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 愚ぐfoolishness; silliness; stupidity
  • 愚痴ぐちidle complaint; grumble
  • 愚行ぐこうfoolish act; folly
  • 愚直ぐちょくsimple honesty; tactless frankness
  • 愚弄ぐろうmockery; derision; ridicule

おろかoroka · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 愚かおろかfoolish; stupid; silly

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“The ancient character once looked like a beating heart with its arteries. Today, 心 represents the very center of who we are—the place where our feelings bloom, our thoughts grow, and our spirit resides.”
More in the 心 heart story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
禺

Also built on 禺

The 禺 family reads グウ (guu); 愚 is read グ.

心

Also built on heart (心)

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Also read グ

8 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
愚 foolish · 心
vs遇 meet · ⻌
愚 has 心 where 遇 has ⻌.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · yú

Same form: 愚 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
愚 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
愚 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin yú most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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