狂
くる.う
kuruu
JLPT N17 strokesKanjiLevel 91 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
狂 is the kanji for "Crazy". Its reading is くる.う (kuruu). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Crazy
Also : Lunatic · Deranged
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Readings
kunくる.う/ kuruukunくる.おしい/ kuruoshiikunくるお.しい/ kuruoshiionきょう/ kyou
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
7 strokes
Radicals
犭王
Example Sentences
彼の狂気は止まらない。
かれのきょうきはとまらない。
His madness knows no bounds.
彼女は狂ったように笑った。
かのじょはくるったようにわらった。
She laughed like a madwoman.
Vocabulary using 狂
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
- [Noun] + をめぐって～をめぐって (wo megutte) - Concerning; Over; Surrounding
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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