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気違いじみる (きちがいじみる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
look mad ; act crazy ; seem insane
sensitive
Describes someone's appearance or behavior as resembling that of a mentally unstable person. The base word 気違い is now considered a discriminatory term, so this verb is sensitive and should be avoided in polite conversation.
き
違ちが
い
じみ
た
計けい
画かく
は
やめ
た
ほう
が
いい
。
You'd better give up such a crazy plan.
Written forms 気き 違ちが いじみる
Standard kanji spelling; 気違い is the most common written form for the base noun.
気き 違ちが い 染じ みる
Variant using the kanji 染みる for the suffix; less common but still seen.
気狂きちが いじみる
Alternate kanji for the base noun; 狂い is less common than 違い in this compound.
気狂きちが い 染じ みる
Rare combination of alternate kanji for both parts.
Similar words 気き 違ちが い The base noun meaning 'madness' or 'lunatic'; now considered a discriminatory slur. 気違いじみる is the verb form meaning 'to seem like a 気違い'.
狂くる う A more neutral verb meaning 'to go mad' or 'to get out of order'. Unlike 気違いじみる, it does not carry the same discriminatory nuance.
Etymology Derived from the noun 気違い (きちがい, 'madness, lunatic') + the suffix じみる ('to seem like, to appear'). The suffix じみる attaches to nouns to form verbs meaning 'to look like' or 'to have the appearance of'.
