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妄
妄
6 strokes
Frequency: 2264
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

delusion
unnecessarily
without authority
reckless

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
モウ
ボウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
みだ.りに

Common Words

妄想
もうそう
ぼうそう
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #3432
1

delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy

Examples
あの少女は自分が王女様だという妄想にとらわれている。
That girl is under the delusion that she is a princess.
妄言
もうげん
ぼうげん
Noun
Freq #22549
1

reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood

被害妄想
ひがいもうそう
Noun
四字熟語
Freq #24979
1

persecution complex; paranoia

妄執
もうしゅう
Noun
Freq #25603
1

Buddhism

deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)

みだりに
妄りに
濫りに
猥りに
漫りに
乱りに
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #28084
1

without authority

2

without reason; unnecessarily

3

recklessly; indiscriminately; arbitrarily

盲信
妄信
もうしん
ぼうしん (妄信)
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #38117
1

blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity

Examples
きちんと分別のある人は決して盲信などしません。
A person of good sense will certainly not believe blindly.
妄念
もうねん
Noun
Freq #50441
1

Buddhism

conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought

誇大妄想
こだいもうそう
Noun
四字熟語
～の Adj.
Freq #56672
1

megalomania; delusions of grandeur

迷妄
めいもう
Noun
Freq #57443
1

illusion; fallacy; delusion

妄想癖
もうそうへき
Noun
Freq #59436
1

(having an) overactive imagination; tendency to get lost in one's imagination

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