狂
lunatic, insane, crazy, confuse
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
20 of 138- 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
Study
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.