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喧狂 (けんきょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

喧けん狂きょう

Meanings

1

na-adjective

loud and crazy; boisterously insane

rare term

Rare term describing a state of being noisy and wildly irrational or frenzied.

彼かれの喧狂けんきょな振うなふる舞まいに周しゅう囲いは戸と惑まどった。
People around him were bewildered by his loud and crazy behavior.

Kanji

喧noisy, boisterous
狂lunatic, insane, crazy

Similar words

狂きょう騒そう
狂騒 means wild excitement or frenzy, often in a group context, while 喧狂 emphasizes loudness combined with craziness on an individual level.
喧やかましい
喧しい is a common adjective for noisy or loud, without the 'crazy' nuance of 喧狂.

Etymology

Compound of 喧 (noisy) and 狂 (crazy). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a rare literary coinage.