妄
妄

delusion, unnecessarily, without authority, reckless

6 strokesFrequency 2,264JLPT N1Grade 8

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妄想もうそうぼうそうNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #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NounFreq #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NounFreq #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AdverbUsually kanaFreq #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)NounTransitive～する VerbFreq #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NounFreq #50441
1

Buddhism

conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought

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

megalomania; delusions of grandeur

迷妄めいもうNounFreq #57443
1

illusion; fallacy; delusion

妄想癖もうそうへきNounFreq #59436
1

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

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