狂
狂

lunatic, insane, crazy, confuse

7 strokesFrequency 1,425JLPT N1Grade 8

On

キョウ

Kun

くる.うくる.おしいくるお.しい

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

lunatic

Constituents

?ball
⺨pack of wild dogs
玉jewel
王king

Mnemonic Stories

A king with the demeanor of a pack of wild dogs is bound to be a lunatic.

Dictionary

Common Words

狂うくるうIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #2310
1

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to go insane

Examples
そんな話し方をするとは、彼は狂っていたに違いない。
He must be crazy to talk like that.
2

to get out of order; to go amiss; to malfunction; to become imprecise

Examples
あなたの時計、時間は狂いませんか。
Does your watch keep good time?
3

to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through; to get mixed up

Examples
たくさんのことが起こって、スケジュールが狂ってしまった。
A lot of things happened and my schedule was messed up.
4

to go crazy (over someone or something); to get enthusiastic; to go wild

Examples
彼はテニスに狂ってる。
He is mad about tennis.
狂気きょうきNoun～の Adj.Freq #5862
1

madness; insanity

Examples
それをやってみるなんて狂気に近い。
It is little short of lunacy to try it.
狂きょうSuffixFreq #9462
1

(some type of) enthusiast

Examples
彼はまったくのゴルフ狂だ。
He's quite crazy about golfing.
2

someone possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality

ふれる狂れるIntransitiveUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #9936
1

Usu. as 気がふれる

to go mad

荒れ狂うあれくるうIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #13201
1

to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to go berserk

Examples
吹雪はまる一週間荒れ狂った。
The snowstorm raged for a full week.
2

to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough; to be violent

怒り狂ういかりくるうIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #13915
1

to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious

Examples
彼は怒り狂っていた。
He was beside himself with rage.
狂人きょうじんNoun～の Adj.Freq #14722
1

lunatic; madman

Examples
その囚人達はまるで狂人のように互いに争った。
The prisoners fought one another like so many mad people.
狂いくるいNounFreq #14895
1

madness; insanity

2

irregularity; deviation; being out of order

Examples
彼の目に狂いはない。
He has an unerring eye.
3

Noun, used as a suffix; Usu. pronounced ぐるい as a suffix

fanaticism; fanatic; enthusiast; nut

素っ頓狂すっとんきょう～な Adj.Freq #15357
1

wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical

発狂はっきょうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #15637
1

madness; craziness; insanity

Examples
その詩人はとうとう発狂した。
The poet went mad in the end.
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