Describes acting with wild, single-minded energy, often disregarding risk or consequences. Can be positive (passionate, all-out) or negative (foolhardy).
彼はがむしゃらに働いて、ついに成功した。
He worked frantically and finally succeeded.
がむしゃらな運転は危険だ。
Reckless driving is dangerous.
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 我武者羅 is ateji and rare.
Katakana form is search-only; not a common practical spelling.
Ateji (phonetic) spelling; rarely used in modern writing.
The origin is uncertain. The kanji 我武者羅 is ateji, and the word is likely a native Japanese mimetic or sound-symbolic formation.