クレイジー

also: クレージー

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

na-adjective

crazy; insane; wild

Loanword from English 'crazy'. Used colloquially to describe people, ideas, or situations that are wild, eccentric, or irrational. Often carries a lighter, more playful tone than clinical terms.

彼かれのアイデアはいつもクレイジーだ。
His ideas are always crazy.
あの映えい画が、本ほん当とうにクレイジーだったね。
That movie was really crazy, wasn't it?

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Usage patterns

クレイジーな〈人ひと〉a crazy/wild person
彼かれはほんとにクレイジーな人ひとだよ。
He's such a crazy guy.
〈事こと〉はクレイジーだsomething is crazy/wild
そのアイデアはクレイジーだと思おもう。
I think that idea is crazy.
クレイジーになるto go crazy/wild
観かん客きゃくは演えん奏そうが始はじまるとクレイジーになった。
The audience went crazy when the performance started.

Related words

変へんN4
変 is a mild, everyday word for something odd or strange, while クレイジー carries a stronger, more emphatic sense of wildness or irrationality borrowed from English.
おかしいN4
おかしい is a common native adjective for something funny or off, whereas クレイジー is a trendier loanword often used for dramatic or extreme behavior.
狂きょう気き
狂気 is a formal noun meaning madness or insanity, used in serious or literary contexts, while クレイジー is casual and often playful.

Opposites

普ふ通つうN4
普通 means normal or ordinary, the opposite of the wild or eccentric quality described by クレイジー.

Written forms

クレイジーUsage73%
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'crazy'.
クレージーUsage27%
Alternate katakana spelling; less common than クレイジー.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'crazy'.