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Baka (馬鹿, ばか in hiragana, or バカ in katakana) means "fool", or (as an adjectival noun) "foolish" and is the most frequently used pejorative term in the Japanese language. [1] The word baka has a long history, an uncertain etymology (possibly from Sanskrit or Classical Chinese), and sociolinguistic complexities.
Baka (Japanese word), meaning "fool; idiot; foolish" Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, or Baka, Japanese suicide planes; BAKA, the Muslim chaplain service of the Royal Malaysian Police; Baka indigobird (Vidua larvaticola), a variant spelling of barka indigobird, an African species of bird; Baka, the 1990 debut album of the world-music group Outback (group)
Some frequently used words may also be written in katakana in dialogs to convey an informal, conversational tone. Some examples include マンガ ("manga"), アイツ aitsu ("that guy or girl; he/him; she/her"), バカ baka ("fool"), etc. Words with difficult-to-read kanji are sometimes written in katakana (hiragana is also used for this purpose).
The characters of the Baka and Test series were created by Kenji Inoue, with illustration and character design by Yui Haga. The story centers on a boy named Akihisa Yoshii, also known as the idiot or "baka" of the title. He attends Fumizuki Academy, a school where the staff rigidly divides its students based on the results of their academic scores.
baka: silly, idiot, fool sometimes used friendly with a joke; this accompanies a stereotype that baka is considered a much more serious insult in Kansai; Ahondara (L-L-L-H-L) is strong abusive form; Ahokusai (L-L-H-L-L) and Ahorashii(L-L-H-L-L) are adjective form; originally ahau and said to derive from a Chinese word 阿呆; ā dāi in ...
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Reverse spelling of the word tane (種), meaning "seed" or "pit". A neta is the background pretense of a konto skit, though it is sometimes used to refer to the contents of a segment of an owarai act, a variety show, or a news broadcast.
Fruitcake. Step one of a fruitcake is soaking pounds of dried fruit until it's plump and filled with bourbon. That takes up to 12 hours. Step two is simple: making and baking the loaves.