狂気(きょうき)

きょうき
noun
madness; insanity
emotion
1. madness; insanity
A state of mind that has lost its normal balance and reason; also, conduct so extreme it seems insane.
狂気(きょうき)の沙汰(さた)だ。
It's an act of sheer madness.
戦争(せんそう)の狂気(きょうき)を描(えが)いた映画(えいが)。
A film depicting the madness of war.
彼(かれ)の目(め)には狂気(きょうき)じみた光(ひかり)が宿(やど)っていた。
There was a crazed gleam in his eyes.

Common collocations

  • 狂気(きょうき)の沙汰(さた): a crazy thing to do; sheer madness
  • 狂気(きょうき)じみた: crazed; bordering on insane
  • 狂気(きょうき)に陥(おちい)る: to fall into madness

Similar words

  • 正気(しょうき): sanity — the direct antonym
  • 異常(いじょう): abnormality — broader; not limited to the mind

Related Words

Related: 狂(くる)う (to go mad)
Compare: 異常(いじょう) (abnormality)
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Added 2026.5.19 12:07 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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