Japanese symbol for “delirium”
夢中
むちゅう
Romaji: muchuu
absorbed in; immersed in; crazy about; obsessed with
In Japanese, delirium is 夢中, read むちゅう (muchuu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n absorbed in; immersed in; crazy about; obsessed with; devoted to
- adj-na, n forgetting oneself; daze; trance; ecstasy; delirium
- n within a dream; while dreaming
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “delirium”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| せん妄 | せんもう senmou | delirium |
| 躁狂 | そうきょう soukyou | frenzy; delirium; wild excitement |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悪夢 | あくむ akumu | nightmare; bad dream |
| 夢にも | ゆめにも yumenimo | (not) in the slightest; (not) at all |
| 夢想 | むそう musou | dream; vision; reverie |
| 夢幻 | むげん mugen | dreams; fantasy; visions |
| 夢見 | ゆめみ yumemi | having a dream |
| 中心 | ちゅうしん chuushin | center; centre; middle |
| 途中 | とちゅう tochuu | on the way; en route |
| 中央 | ちゅうおう chuuou | centre; center; middle |
See also: Chinese symbol for “delirium”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.