Japanese symbol for “insanity”
狂気
きょうき
Romaji: kyouki
madness; insanity
In Japanese, insanity is 狂気, read きょうき (kyouki).
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-no, n madness; insanity
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “insanity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 心神喪失 | しんしんそうしつ shinshinsoushitsu | insanity; lack of mental capacity; (state of) non compos mentis |
| 気違い | きちがい kichigai | madness; insanity; madman |
| 物狂い | ものぐるい monogurui | insanity; an insane person |
| 発狂 | はっきょう hakkyou | madness; craziness; insanity |
| 狂い | くるい kurui | madness; insanity |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狂う | くるう kuruu | to go mad; to lose one's mind; to go crazy |
| 熱狂 | ねっきょう nekkyou | wild enthusiasm; being crazy about |
| 狂言 | きょうげん kyougen | kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play |
| 狂乱 | きょうらん kyouran | fury; frenzy; madness |
| 狂信 | きょうしん kyoushin | fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion |
| 気持ち | きもち kimochi | feeling; sensation; mood |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor |
| 気分 | きぶん kibun | feeling; mood |
See also: Chinese symbol for “insanity”.
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