愚痴

ぐち

Also written グチ, 愚癡

Meanings

1. Noun idle complaint; grumble
2. Noun, な-adjective moha (ignorance, folly)

Kanji

• 愚 foolish. Read as グ.
• 痴 foolish. Read as チ.

Example sentences

• 君の愚痴はもう聞きたくないよ。
  I don't want to hear any more of your complaining.
• 君の愚痴を聞かされるのはうんざりだ。
  I'm sick of listening to your complaints.
• 愚痴はやめろよ。
  Stop grumbling.
• 家内の愚痴を聞くのはもううんざりしています。
  I'm sick of listening to her complaints.
• 今日主婦たちは高い物価に愚痴ばかりこぼしている。
  Today's housewives do nothing but complain of high prices.

Common phrases

• ぐちをこぼす to whinge
• 愚痴を言う
• 愚痴を聞く

Words containing 愚痴

• 愚痴る (ぐちる) to grumble
• 愚痴聞き地蔵 (ぐちききじぞう) Ksitigarbha (Jizō) who listens to people's complaints (statue at the Nagoya Keihō Temple)
• 愚痴の闇 (ぐちのやみ) the darkness of ignorance

And 3 more.

Word lists

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