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In [[Japanese language|Japanese]], the word ばか ''baka'' means  "idiot", "moron", "fool" or "dimwit". It can also refer to the condition of being stupid. The word is widely used in conversation and, while derogatory, is not [[taboo]]. It is more commonly used in [[Tokyo]] and other parts of eastern [[Japan]] while in [[Osaka]] and elsewhere in western Japan, ''aho'' is the usual preferred e(contracted; show full)rd "silly" in English. This playful aspect of the word is limited exclusively to the Kanto, or Tokyo area. In contrast, the use of baka in the Kansai, or Osaka region, is usually never considered playful and is actually quite rude. In an opposite manner, the term "Aho" (ah-hoe) アホ is widely used in the Osaka area and many times playfully (it is frequently used in [[manzai]]). Aho has the same meaning as baka. Again, in Tokyo this term might be seen as offensive if used person to person.
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==Examples of Usage ==
* 馬鹿！ ''Baka!'' — You're an idiot!
* ピカチュウは馬鹿じゃないよ！ ''Pikachū wa baka ja nai yo!'' — [[Pikachu]] is no idiot!
* 私は馬鹿だ！''Watashi wa baka da!'' — I'm an idiot!
* うん、あなたは馬鹿な猿だ！ ''Un, anata wa baka na saru da!'' — Yeah, you're a stupid monkey!
* ばかろ！馬鹿者！''Bakaro! Baka mono!'' — various other insults

==References==
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==See also==

*[[Bakauke]], a Japanese snack.
*Yokosuka MXY-7 [[Ohka]], a WWII Japanese [[Kamikaze]] aircraft given the codename ''Baka'' by the United States
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