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    3. 狂う

    狂う

    狂くるう​

    to go mad

    N3KMT9News #29+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab9 strokes

    くるう

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to go mad, to lose one's mind, to go crazy, to go insane
    2.
    to get out of order, to go amiss, to malfunction, to become imprecise
    3.
    to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.), to fall through, to get mixed up
    4.
    to go crazy (over someone or something), to get enthusiastic, to go wild

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    時と計けいが狂くるってしまった。

    The clock went wrong.

    KMT8Daily Life
    計けい画かくが狂くるって、全すべてやり直なおしになった。

    The plan went wrong, and everything had to be redone.

    KMT9Daily Life
    彼かれは愛あいする人ひとを失うしなって、心こころが狂くるいそうになった。

    He lost the person he loved and almost went mad.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょはストレスで頭あたまが狂くるいそうだと感かんじていた。

    She felt like she was going crazy from stress.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology
    その歌か手しゅのライブでは、ファンが熱ねっ狂きょうして狂くるったように踊おどっていた。

    At that singer's live concert, fans were enthusiastic and danced like crazy.

    KMT9Music & EntertainmentEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    狂
    くる.う・くる.おしい・くるお.しい…(1)
    lunatic・insane・crazy・confuse
    Kanji
    う
    u
    Kana
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