Kanji

What does the kanji 狂 mean?

狂 means madness, insanity; obsession, mania. On'yomi キョウ. Kun'yomi くる.う、くる.おしい、くるお.しい.

Quick facts
On'yomiキョウ
Kun'yomiくる.う、くる.おしい、くるお.しい
Strokes7
Main radical犬
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi キョウKun'yomi くる.う、くる.おしい、くるお.しい
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework7 strokes

madness, insanity; obsession, mania

Memory hook

The beast (犭) thinking itself king (王) and raging — MAD, CRAZY.

Main radical

犬dog 4 strokes

Stroke order · 7 strokes

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Common words

  • 狂うくるうto go mad; to malfunction, be off
  • ~狂~きょう~fanatic, someone obsessed with ~ (suffix)

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.