妄

delusion; unnecessarily; without authority; reckless

6 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2264.

Readings

• モウ (on reading): 妄想 (もうそう) delusion; 妄言 (もうげん) reckless remark
• ボウ (on reading): 妄説 (ぼうせつ) fallacy; 妄挙 (ぼうきょ) unreasonable actions
• みだりに (kun reading)

Components

• 亡
• 女
• 亠 radical lid
• 亡 radical deceased
• 女 radical woman

Kanji containing 妄

• 侫 flattery

Words using 妄

• 妄想 (もうそう) delusion
• 妄言 (もうげん) reckless remark
• 軽挙妄動 (けいきょもうどう) rash and blind act
• 被害妄想 (ひがいもうそう) persecution complex
• せん妄 (せんもう) delirium
• 妄説 (ぼうせつ) fallacy
• 妄挙 (ぼうきょ) unreasonable actions
• 妄用 (ぼうよう) misuse
• 妄評 (ぼうひょう) unfair criticism
• 狂妄 (きょうぼう) eccentric

44 words in all.

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