Japanese symbol for “lunatic”
狂人
きょうじん
Romaji: kyoujin
lunatic; madman
In Japanese, lunatic is 狂人, read きょうじん (kyoujin).
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 lunatic; madman
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lunatic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 気違い | きちがい kichigai | madness; insanity; madman |
| メンヘラ | メンヘラ menhera | nutjob; mental job; lunatic |
| ルナティック | ルナティック runatikku | lunatic |
| 乱心者 | らんしんもの ranshinmono | mentally deranged person; lunatic |
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 |
| 狂気 | きょうき kyouki | madness; insanity |
| 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 |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 個人 | こじん kojin | individual; private person; personal |
See also: Chinese symbol for “lunatic”.
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