妄
delusion, reckless, unnecessarily, without authority

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ボウモウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

みだ.りに

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Information

Grade:8
Strokes:6
JLPT:1
Frequency:2264

Vocabulary

ボウ

WordReadingMeaning
妄信ボウシンblind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
妄想ボウソウdelusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
虚妄キョボウfalsehood; untruth; lie
妄挙ボウキョunreasonable actions; lack of discrimination
妄用ボウヨウmisuse; abuse

モウ

WordReadingMeaning
妄信モウシンblind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
妄想モウソウdelusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
虚妄キョモウfalsehood; untruth; lie
虚妄コモウfalsehood; untruth; lie
軽挙妄動ケイキョモウドウrash and blind act

Other

WordReadingMeaning
せん妄せんもうdelirium
せん妄せんぼうdelirium
妄りにみだりにwithout authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately; arbitrarily
妄りがましいみだりがましいmorally corrupt
妄心もうじんdeluded mind (a mind polluted with klesha, incapable of understanding the original essence of things)

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毒
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six
Grade 1JLPT 5
充
allot, fill
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female, woman
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