Meaning of 狂気 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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狂気
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Kana Readingきょうき
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Romajikyōki
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- madness; insanity
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Example Sentences
狂気, きょうき used in context
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His conduct was nothing short of madness.
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What he did was nothing less than madness.
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Anger is a form of madness.
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Genius and madness are but a hairbreadth away from each other.
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軍備競争の狂気と不道徳に終止符を打つ時が、人類にやってきた。
The time has come for mankind to put an end to the madness and immorality of the arms race.
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It is no use trying to separate the sheep from the goats while in a state of madness.
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