狂う
くるう
Meanings
- Godan verb, Intransitive to go mad; to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to go insane
- to get out of order; to go amiss; to malfunction; to become imprecise
- to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through; to get mixed up
- to go crazy (over someone or something); to get enthusiastic; to go wild
Kanji
- 狂 mad. Read as くるう.
Example sentences
- 狂ったのかい？
Are you mad? - 気が狂いそうだ。
I'm out of my mind. - 気がくるいそうなほど悲しかった。
He was so sad that he almost went mad. - もしその洗濯機の調子がまた狂ったら、製造会社に文句を言ってやろう。
If that washing machine goes wrong again, I shall complain to the manufacturer. - ピアノは調子が狂っていて、ひどい音色だった。
The piano was out of tune; it sounded very bad.
Common phrases
- 気が狂う (きがくるう) to go mad
- 嫉妬に狂う (しっとにくるう) to fly into a jealous rage
- 予定が狂う
- リズムが狂う
- 歯車が狂う (はぐるまがくるう) to go wrong
- 計画が狂う
- 人生が狂う
- 手元が狂う (てもとがくるう) to become clumsy
Words containing 狂う
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