Illustration: In a Japanese apartment kitchen, an adult has erected an elaborate miniature pulley system across the table to transfer a single rice cracker from a plate into his mouth. He wears work gloves and solemnly operates the rope while the cracker dangles a few centimeters from his face.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

馬ば鹿かげる

bakageru

to be ridiculous, to be absurd

Usually appears as 馬鹿げた or 馬鹿げている. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

それは全まったく馬鹿ばかげた話はなしだ。
That’s absolute nonsense!
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
駅えきまで歩あるけるのにタクシーに乗のるのは馬鹿ばかげている。
It’s foolish taking a taxi when you can easily walk to the station.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
彼かれの話はなしはあまりにも馬鹿ばかげていたので誰だれも信しんじなかった。
His story was too ridiculous for anyone to believe.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 馬鹿

馬horseOnバKunうま・うま-・ま
鹿deerOnロクKunしか・か

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