# 狂 — Lunatic

Frequency rank 1255 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 沿 (Run Alongside), less common than 償 (Reparation).

- On’yomi: きょう
- Kun’yomi: くる
- Radical: 犬 Dog (Kangxi 94)
- Frequency path: Level X of XX

A dog on the left bows to a king on the right — a dog that thinks it's a king, howling at the moon, is a lunatic.

In words:

- 狂う くるう — to go mad,to get out of order

[Study 狂](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E7%8B%82)

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