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Japanese symbol for “fanaticism”

Romaji: kyoushin
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion

In Japanese, fanaticism is , read (kyoushin).

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

  1. n, vs, vt fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion

Kanji and stroke order

lunatic, insane, crazy
on: キョウ
kun: くる.う、くる.おしい、くるお.しい
7 strokes · JLPT 1
faith, truth, fidelity
on: シン
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “fanaticism”

WordReadingMeaning
くるい kuruifanaticism; fanatic; enthusiast
かみがかり kamigakarieccentricity; irrationality; fanaticism
ファナティシズム fanatishizumufanaticism

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
くるう kuruuto go mad; to lose one's mind; to go crazy
きょうき kyoukimadness; insanity
ねっきょう nekkyouwild enthusiasm; being crazy about
きょうげん kyougenkyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play
きょうらん kyouranfury; frenzy; madness
つうしん tsuushincorrespondence; communication; transmission
しんらい shinraitrust (in); confidence; faith
じしん jishinself-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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.

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