妄
妄 — Delusion
delusion, unnecessarily, without authority, reckless
On’yomiモウ (mou)
On’yomiボウ (bou)
Kun’yomiみだりに (midarini)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 妄
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 妄想 | もうそう mousou | delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy |
| 妄信 | もうしん moushin | blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity |
Study notes
妄 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2264 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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