Japanese word

狂気

Pronunciation

Romajikyōki

Meaning

  • nounmadness

Example

その計画には狂気を感じます。so no kei kaku ni wa kyō ki o kan ji ma su

I sense madness in that plan.

Illustration for 狂気 (madness)

More examples

その発言には狂気を感じます。so no hatsu gen ni wa kyō ki o kan ji ma su

I sense madness in that statement.

Core concept

Presents the mind as driven beyond ordinary reason, whether by intense emotion, disorder, or reckless ideas.

Common phrases

  • 狂気の沙汰kyō ki no sa ta

    sheer madness

  • 狂気に駆られるkyō ki ni ka ra re ru

    be driven by madness

  • 狂気を帯びるkyō ki o o bi ru

    take on a mad quality

Similar words

狂乱kyōran: A condition of uncontrolled excitement that makes behavior wild or irrational.
錯乱sakuran: A condition in which the mind becomes confused and loses its normal order.
熱狂nekkyō: An overwhelming state of enthusiasm directed toward a person, activity, or idea.

Definition in Japanese

理性や判断力を失い、極端で正常でない考えや行動に走る精神状態。ri sei ya han dan ryoku o ushina i kyoku tan de sei jō de na i kanga e ya kō dō ni hashi ru sei shin jō tai

Word origin

The word 狂気 (kyōki) is a compound of 狂 (kyō, "madness") and 気 (ki, "mind or spirit"), linking madness with a disturbed state of mind.

Usage tips

  • The English word madness often appears in phrases such as "method in the madness," where it suggests apparent disorder that may conceal a purpose.

Other meanings

  • insanitynoun

Opposites

  • 正気seikisanitynoun

Related words

  • 狂気じみるkyōkijimiruseem insaneverb
  • 狂気的kyōkitekimadna-adjective

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