Suffix attached to nouns to describe a person obsessed with or extremely enthusiastic about something. Often used in casual or slangy contexts.
彼は本当に釣り狂だ。
He's a real fishing fanatic.
あの人はゲーム狂で、毎日何時間も遊んでいる。
That person is a game maniac, playing for hours every day.
Suffix indicating a widespread obsession or fad, often used with activities or hobbies. Similar to '-mania' in English.
最近、若者の間でキャンプ狂が起きている。
Recently, a camping craze has been happening among young people.
He's a huge movie fanatic.
彼女は切手狂として有名だ。
She's famous as a stamp-collecting fanatic.
オタク specifically evokes a socially awkward geek fixated on anime, manga, or games, whereas 狂 is a general suffix for fanatical enthusiasm about any topic.
ファン just means a fan or admirer, a much milder level of interest than the obsessive, all-consuming devotion implied by 狂.
狂 is a more literary/formal suffix for an obsessive fan (e.g. 映画狂), whereas キチ is casual slang with a mocking tone.
madness; insanity
madness; insanity; going crazy
wild enthusiasm; frenzy; craze
lunatic; madman; insane person
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
kyogen; comic interlude in Noh · kabuki play; kabuki performance · sham; ruse; put-on
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
mad dog; rabid dog
wild joy; ecstasy
Derived from the kanji 狂 (きょう), meaning 'madness' or 'insanity', used as a suffix to indicate extreme enthusiasm or obsession. The exact historical development of this suffix usage is uncertain, but it likely arose from the metaphorical extension of 'madness' to describe intense passion.
rage; frenzy; violent fury
wild excitement; frenzy; mania
whim; caprice; eccentricity
mad cow disease; bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE
rushing around; running wild; frenzied activity
monomania; monomaniac
madwoman; insane woman
feigned madness; pretended insanity
monomania; monomaniac
loud and crazy; boisterously insane
mad; insane · very surprised; astonished
comic haiku; humorous haiku
eccentric; wild; off-kilter; mad
wild party; revelry; uproarious banquet
mad love; excessive infatuation
immoral and thoughtless behavior; outrageous misconduct
wild ideas; crazy thoughts; fantastical notions