Japanese symbol for “maniac”
狂
きょう
Romaji: kyou
maniac; enthusiast; fan; buff
In Japanese, maniac is 狂, read きょう (kyou).
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
- suf maniac; enthusiast; fan; buff; fiend; hound
- suf mania; craze
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “maniac”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 基地 | きち kichi | enthusiast; maniac; fanatic |
| マニアック | マニアック maniakku | maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast |
| キチ | キチ kichi | enthusiast; maniac; fanatic |
| 気違い | きちがい kichigai | mania; craze; obsession |
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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “maniac”.
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.