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Kotomora

狂

lunatic, insane, crazy, confuse

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes7

Readings

On'yomi

  • キョウ

Kun'yomi

  • くる.う
  • くる.おしい
  • くるお.しい

Meaning

狂 centers on a mind that has lost its normal order: being insane, crazy, or wildly confused. The meanings all describe a state of mental derangement or irrational behavior.

Most common words using 狂

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  • 狂うくるう
    N3

    to go mad; to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to go insane

  • 狂気きょうき

    madness; insanity

  • 狂きょう

    maniac; enthusiast; fan; buff; fiend; hound

  • 発狂はっきょう

    madness; craziness; insanity

  • 熱狂ねっきょう

    wild enthusiasm; being crazy about

  • 狂いくるい

    madness; insanity

  • 狂人きょうじん

    lunatic; madman

  • 狂信きょうしん

    fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion

  • 狂犬病きょうけんびょう

    rabies

  • 狂言きょうげん

    kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play

  • 狂乱きょうらん

    fury; frenzy; madness; wildness

  • 狂犬きょうけん

    mad dog

  • 狂喜きょうき

    wild joy; ecstasy

  • 狂おしいくるおしい

    mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity

  • 狂わすくるわす
    N1

    to drive mad; to make insane

  • 物狂いものぐるい

    insanity; an insane person

  • 狂暴きょうぼう

    rage; frenzy

  • 狂騒きょうそう

    mania; wild excitement

  • 荒れ狂うあれくるう

    to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to go berserk

  • 番狂わせばんくるわせ

    unexpected result; upset; surprise

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Etymology

狂 combines 犭 (dog/beast) with 王, which here is a simplified form of 㞷 (a plant growing wildly). The idea is of a wild animal or unchecked growth, suggesting madness or frenzy.

Meaning mnemonic

A wild dog (犭) beside a king (王) who has lost his mind: the king acts like a crazed animal, illustrating insanity and confusion.

Reading mnemonic

For キョウ, imagine a crazy king shouting 'KYOU!' (like 'kyo') as he runs wild with his dog: KYOU -> キョウ.