JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 狂: "lunatic, insane, crazy"
The kanji 狂 means "lunatic, insane, crazy, confuse". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キョウ in on'yomi and くる.う, くる.おしい, くるお.しい in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
くる.うくる.おしいくるお.しい
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | lunatic, insane, crazy, confuse |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1425 of 2,501 |
Common words with 狂
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 狂う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
- 狂気madness; insanity
- 狂maniac; enthusiast; fan; buff · mania; craze
- 狂れるto go mad
- 荒れ狂うto rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to go berserk · to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough; to be violent
- 怒り狂うto rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
- 狂人lunatic; madman
- 狂いmadness; insanity · irregularity; deviation; being out of order
- 素っ頓狂wild; freakish; madcap; crazy
- 発狂madness; craziness; insanity
- 気が狂うto go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
- 熱狂wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
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