What does 愚か (oroka | おろか) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

彼は見かけほど愚かではない。
kare wa mikake hodo oroka de wa nai.
He isn't as stupid as he looks.

彼は愚かな人間のふりをした。
kare wa oroka na ningen no furi o shi ta.
He pretended to be a stupid man.

彼を公平に評価すれば愚かではない。
kare o kōhei ni hyōka sure ba oroka de wa nai.
To do him justice, he is not stupid.

そんな誤りをするとは彼女も愚かだった。
sonna ayamari o suru to wa kanojo mo oroka datta.
She was stupid to make such a mistake.

彼女の申し出を断るとは、彼は愚かであった。
kanojo no mōshide o kotowaru to wa, kare wa oroka de atta.
It was silly of him to refuse her offer. | It was foolish for him to turn down her offer. | It was stupid for him to turn down her offer.

そんな風にふるまうなんて、彼は愚かですね。
sonna kaze ni furumau nante, kare wa oroka desu ne.
It is stupid of him to behave like that.

彼は愚かにも彼女の言うことを信じてしまった。
kare wa oroka ni mo kanojo no iu koto o shinji te shimatta.
He was silly enough to believe her. | He was foolish enough to believe her. | He was foolish enough to believe what she said. | He was stupid enough to believe her. | He was stupid enough to believe what she said.

そのような間違いをするなんて私は愚かだった。
sono yō na machigai o suru nante watashi wa oroka datta.
I was stupid to make a mistake like that.

彼女はそんなばかげた質問をするほど愚かではない。
kanojo wa sonna bakage ta shitsumon o suru hodo oroka de wa nai.
She knew better than to ask such a stupid question.

そんなことをするなんて私はなんて愚かなのだろう！
sonna koto o suru nante watashi wa nante oroka na no daro u!
How stupid of me to do so!

それを信じるとは、私はなんて愚かだったんだろう。
sore o shinjiru to wa, watashi wa nante oroka dattan daro u.
It was stupid of me to believe that!

彼らが君の助言を聞き入れなかったのは愚かな事だった。
karera ga kimi no jogen o kikīre nakatta no wa oroka na koto datta.
They were stupid not to follow your advice.

私は、それの偉大な美しさを否定するほど愚かではない。
watashi wa, sore no idai na utsukushi sa o hitei suru hodo oroka de wa nai.
I am not so stupid as to deny its great beauty.

そんなことがわからないとは、彼は愚か者であるに違いない。
sonna koto ga wakara nai to wa, kare wa orokamono de aru ni chigai nai.
He must be stupid not to see such a thing.

満ち潮で水没する砂浜でキャンプを張るのは、実に愚かな行為です。
michishio de suibotsu suru sunahama de kyanpu o haru no wa, jitsuni oroka na kōi desu.
Pitching camp on sand banks that go under at high tide is a truly stupid thing to do.

一つには彼は彼女を愚かだと思っているし、また一つには彼女がきらいだ。
hitotsu ni wa kare wa kanojo o oroka da to omotte iru shi, mata hitotsu ni wa kanojo ga kirai da.
For one thing, he thinks she is stupid, for another, he doesn't like her.

人は生まれながら賢かったり愚かだったりするのか、それとも知性は生き方の結果なのか。
hito wa umarenagara kashikokattari oroka dattari suru no ka, soretomo chisei wa ikikata no kekka na no ka.
Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of how you live?

わずか６ヶ月後に最初の仕事を止めるとしたら、愚かとは言わないまでも賢いとは言えない。
wazuka roku kagetsu go ni saisho no shigoto o tomeru to shi tara, oroka to wa iwa nai made mo kashikoi to wa ie nai.
It would be unwise, not to say stupid, of you to quit your first job after only six months.

男性が女性よりすぐれているとか、女性が男性よりすぐれているとか考えるのは、愚かであるばかりでなく、こっけいなことである。
dansei ga josei yori sugure te iru toka, josei ga dansei yori sugure te iru toka kangaeru no wa, oroka de aru bakari de naku, kokkei na koto de aru.
It is ridiculous as well as foolish to think man superior to woman, or woman to man. | To think that men are superior to women or that women are superior to men is not just stupid, it's also ridiculous.

	The Japanese word
	愚か
	is pronounced
	oroka \| おろか
	means
	stupid

	Examples:
	彼は見かけほど愚かではない。 kare wa mikake hodo oroka de wa nai. He isn't as stupid as he looks.
	彼は愚かな人間のふりをした。 kare wa oroka na ningen no furi o shi ta. He pretended to be a stupid man.
	彼を公平に評価すれば愚かではない。 kare o kōhei ni hyōka sure ba oroka de wa nai. To do him justice, he is not stupid.
	そんな誤りをするとは彼女も愚かだった。 sonna ayamari o suru to wa kanojo mo oroka datta. She was stupid to make such a mistake.
	彼女の申し出を断るとは、彼は愚かであった。 kanojo no mōshide o kotowaru to wa, kare wa oroka de atta. It was silly of him to refuse her offer. \| It was foolish for him to turn down her offer. \| It was stupid for him to turn down her offer.
	そんな風にふるまうなんて、彼は愚かですね。 sonna kaze ni furumau nante, kare wa oroka desu ne. It is stupid of him to behave like that.
	彼は愚かにも彼女の言うことを信じてしまった。 kare wa oroka ni mo kanojo no iu koto o shinji te shimatta. He was silly enough to believe her. \| He was foolish enough to believe her. \| He was foolish enough to believe what she said. \| He was stupid enough to believe her. \| He was stupid enough to believe what she said.
	そのような間違いをするなんて私は愚かだった。 sono yō na machigai o suru nante watashi wa oroka datta. I was stupid to make a mistake like that.
	彼女はそんなばかげた質問をするほど愚かではない。 kanojo wa sonna bakage ta shitsumon o suru hodo oroka de wa nai. She knew better than to ask such a stupid question.
	そんなことをするなんて私はなんて愚かなのだろう！ sonna koto o suru nante watashi wa nante oroka na no daro u! How stupid of me to do so!
	それを信じるとは、私はなんて愚かだったんだろう。 sore o shinjiru to wa, watashi wa nante oroka dattan daro u. It was stupid of me to believe that!
	彼らが君の助言を聞き入れなかったのは愚かな事だった。 karera ga kimi no jogen o kikīre nakatta no wa oroka na koto datta. They were stupid not to follow your advice.
	私は、それの偉大な美しさを否定するほど愚かではない。 watashi wa, sore no idai na utsukushi sa o hitei suru hodo oroka de wa nai. I am not so stupid as to deny its great beauty.
	そんなことがわからないとは、彼は愚か者であるに違いない。 sonna koto ga wakara nai to wa, kare wa orokamono de aru ni chigai nai. He must be stupid not to see such a thing.
	満ち潮で水没する砂浜でキャンプを張るのは、実に愚かな行為です。 michishio de suibotsu suru sunahama de kyanpu o haru no wa, jitsuni oroka na kōi desu. Pitching camp on sand banks that go under at high tide is a truly stupid thing to do.
	一つには彼は彼女を愚かだと思っているし、また一つには彼女がきらいだ。 hitotsu ni wa kare wa kanojo o oroka da to omotte iru shi, mata hitotsu ni wa kanojo ga kirai da. For one thing, he thinks she is stupid, for another, he doesn't like her.
	人は生まれながら賢かったり愚かだったりするのか、それとも知性は生き方の結果なのか。 hito wa umarenagara kashikokattari oroka dattari suru no ka, soretomo chisei wa ikikata no kekka na no ka. Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of how you live?
	わずか６ヶ月後に最初の仕事を止めるとしたら、愚かとは言わないまでも賢いとは言えない。 wazuka roku kagetsu go ni saisho no shigoto o tomeru to shi tara, oroka to wa iwa nai made mo kashikoi to wa ie nai. It would be unwise, not to say stupid, of you to quit your first job after only six months.
	男性が女性よりすぐれているとか、女性が男性よりすぐれているとか考えるのは、愚かであるばかりでなく、こっけいなことである。 dansei ga josei yori sugure te iru toka, josei ga dansei yori sugure te iru toka kangaeru no wa, oroka de aru bakari de naku, kokkei na koto de aru. It is ridiculous as well as foolish to think man superior to woman, or woman to man. \| To think that men are superior to women or that women are superior to men is not just stupid, it's also ridiculous.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org