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็‹‚
็‹‚
7 strokes
Frequency: 1425
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

lunatic
insane
crazy
confuse

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ญใƒงใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใใ‚‹.ใ†
ใใ‚‹.ใŠใ—ใ„
ใใ‚‹ใŠ.ใ—ใ„

Common Words

ใใ‚‹ใ†
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #2310
1

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

Examples
ใใ‚“ใช่ฉฑใ—ๆ–นใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใฏใ€ๅฝผใฏ็‹‚ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใซ้•ใ„ใชใ„ใ€‚
He must be crazy to talk like that.
2

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

Examples
ใ‚ใชใŸใฎๆ™‚่จˆใ€ๆ™‚้–“ใฏ็‹‚ใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ใ€‚
Does your watch keep good time?
3

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

Examples
ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใฎใ“ใจใŒ่ตทใ“ใฃใฆใ€ใ‚นใ‚ฑใ‚ธใƒฅใƒผใƒซใŒ็‹‚ใฃใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ€‚
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
ๅฝผใฏใƒ†ใƒ‹ใ‚นใซ็‹‚ใฃใฆใ‚‹ใ€‚
He is mad about tennis.
ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #5862
1

madness; insanity

Examples
ใใ‚Œใ‚’ใ‚„ใฃใฆใฟใ‚‹ใชใ‚“ใฆ็‹‚ๆฐ—ใซ่ฟ‘ใ„ใ€‚
It is little short of lunacy to try it.
ใใ‚‡ใ†
Suffix
Freq #9462
1

(some type of) enthusiast

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใพใฃใŸใใฎใ‚ดใƒซใƒ•็‹‚ใ ใ€‚
He's quite crazy about golfing.
2

someone possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality

็‹‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹
Intransitive
Usually kana
Ichidan verb
Freq #9936
1

Usu. as ๆฐ—ใŒใตใ‚Œใ‚‹

to go mad

ใ‚ใ‚Œใใ‚‹ใ†
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #13201
1

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

Examples
ๅน้›ชใฏใพใ‚‹ไธ€้€ฑ้–“่’ใ‚Œ็‹‚ใฃใŸใ€‚
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

ใ„ใ‹ใ‚Šใใ‚‹ใ†
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #13915
1

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

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๆ€’ใ‚Š็‹‚ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
He was beside himself with rage.
ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ˜ใ‚“
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #14722
1

lunatic; madman

Examples
ใใฎๅ›šไบบ้”ใฏใพใ‚‹ใง็‹‚ไบบใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซไบ’ใ„ใซไบ‰ใฃใŸใ€‚
The prisoners fought one another like so many mad people.
ใใ‚‹ใ„
Noun
Freq #14895
1

madness; insanity

2

irregularity; deviation; being out of order

Examples
ๅฝผใฎ็›ฎใซ็‹‚ใ„ใฏใชใ„ใ€‚
He has an unerring eye.
3

Noun, used as a suffix; Usu. pronounced ใใ‚‹ใ„ as a suffix

fanaticism; fanatic; enthusiast; nut

ใ™ใฃใจใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ†
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #15357
1

wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical

ใฏใฃใใ‚‡ใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #15637
1

madness; craziness; insanity

Examples
ใใฎ่ฉฉไบบใฏใจใ†ใจใ†็™บ็‹‚ใ—ใŸใ€‚
The poet went mad in the end.

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.

lunatic

Constituents

The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.

๐Ÿงฉ ball
โบจ pack of wild dogs
็މ jewel
็Ž‹ king

Mnemonic Stories

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

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