# 狂 — crazed; go wild

狂 means “crazed; go wild”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: キョウ (kyou). Kun'yomi: くる(う) (kuruu). You'll see it in words such as 狂う (kuruu, “to go wrong; to go mad”).

- Meaning: crazed; go wild
- On'yomi: キョウ (kyou)
- Kun'yomi: くる(う) (kuruu)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Feelings 3

## How to remember 狂

Parts: 犭 beast · 王 king

## Words with 狂

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 狂う | くるう (kuruu) | to go wrong; to go mad |

## More in the “Feelings 3” set

[朗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/melodious/) · [寛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lenient/) · [貞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/upright/) · [恩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kindness/) · [狂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crazed/) · [悔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/regret/) · [惨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wretched/) · [懐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/nostalgic/) · [奮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stirred-up/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crazed/. Last updated 2026-11-01.