狂きょう妄ぼう

also: きょうもう

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Meanings

na-adjective, noun

eccentric; wild; off-kilter; mad

obsolete term

Obsolete term describing a person or behavior as wildly eccentric, mentally unbalanced, or socially deviant. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical or literary texts.

彼かれの狂きょう妄ぼうな振ふる舞まいは村むら人びとたちを困こん惑わくさせた。
His eccentric behavior baffled the villagers.
古ふるい文ぶん献けんには「狂きょう妄ぼうの人ひと」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。
In old documents, the expression 'a person of wild eccentricity' can be found.

Kanji

狂lunatic, insane, crazy
妄delusion, unnecessarily, without authority

Related words

狂きょう人じん
狂人 is a more common and modern term for a mad or insane person, while 狂妄 is an obsolete, literary word emphasizing eccentricity and wildness.
奇き人じん
奇人 refers to an eccentric or odd person in a neutral or even positive light, whereas 狂妄 carries a stronger connotation of madness and is archaic.

Written forms

狂妄
- きょうぼう
  Obsolete kanji compound; the reading きょうぼう is the primary reading.
- きょうもう
  Alternate historical reading; less common than きょうぼう.
きょうもう

Etymology

The term 狂妄 is a Sino-Japanese compound combining 狂 (mad, wild) and 妄 (delusion, reckless). Its exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it appears in classical Chinese and was adopted into Japanese literary usage, now obsolete.