妄 — kanji meaning “delusion”
妄
delusion, unnecessarily, without authority, reckless
- Meanings
- delusion, unnecessarily, without authority, reckless
- On'yomi
- モウ (mou)、ボウ (bou)
- Kun'yomi
- みだ.りに
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2264 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 38
- Chinese reading
- wàng — Chinese character page
Words with 妄
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 妄想 | もうそう mousou | delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy |
| 妄言 | もうげん mougen | reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words |
| 妄執 | もうしゅう moushuu | deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs) |
| 誇大妄想 | こだいもうそう kodaimousou | megalomania; delusions of grandeur |
| せん妄 | せんもう senmou | delirium |
| 虚妄 | きょもう kyomou | falsehood; untruth; lie |
| 迷妄 | めいもう meimou | illusion; fallacy; delusion |
| 妄語 | もうご mougo | falsehood (as one of the five sins in Buddhism); lie |
| 妄説 | ぼうせつ bousetsu | fallacy; false report |
| 妄念 | もうねん mounen | conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought |
| 軽挙妄動 | けいきょもうどう keikyomoudou | rash and blind act |
| 妄動 | もうどう moudou | rash act; reckless act |
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