狂

lunatic, insane, crazy, confuse

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

キョウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

くる.うくる.おしいくるお.しい

Stroke Order

7 / 7

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:7

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1425

Vocabulary

キョウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
狂気	キョウキ	madness; insanity
狂言	キョウゲン	kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse; trick
狂乱	キョウラン	fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
狂犬	キョウケン	mad dog
狂詩曲	キョウシキョク	rhapsody

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
気狂い	きちがい	madness; insanity; madman; lunatic; crazy person; mania; craze; obsession; enthusiast; maniac; fanatic; nut; freak
狂う	くるう	to go mad; to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to go insane; to get out of order; to go amiss; to malfunction; to become imprecise; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through; to get mixed up; to go crazy (over someone or something); to get enthusiastic; to go wild
熱狂	ねっきょう	wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
狂わす	くるわす	to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to throw out of kilter; to derail (a plan, etc.)
番狂わせ	ばんくるわせ	unexpected result; upset; surprise

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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