狂乱
kyōran
The English word berserk is translated into Japanese as 狂乱 (kyōran).
狂乱 is used to describe a state of mental madness as well as a state of violent, uncontrolled physical behavior, such as being maniacally or injuriously violent.
Meaning: furiously, injuriously, or maniacally violent or out of control (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word 狂乱 is composed of the characters for madness or insanity (狂) and frenzy or wildness (乱).
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To use the noun 狂乱 as a verb meaning 'to go berserk' or 'to act in a frenzy', you must add the verb する to the word to form 狂乱する.
How do you pronounce it?
kyōran
Did you know?
- While 狂乱 describes a state of madness, the English word 'berserk' is actually an loanword in Japanese, written as バーサーク in katakana, specifically when referring to gaming or fantasy tropes.
- While 狂乱 describes madness, it is often used in Japanese literature and media to describe the behavior of a literal storm or a natural disaster rather than just a person.
- In Japanese pop culture, particularly in anime and manga, a 'berserk' state is often visually signaled by the character's eyes losing their pupils or becoming completely white.
Examples in context
- 彼は怒りのあまり狂乱状態になった。He became berserk due to excessive anger.
- 彼の狂乱さは周囲の人々を驚かせた。His berserk behavior surprised the people around him.
- 昨日の試合でキレてしまった。I went berserk during yesterday's match.
- あの人はすぐキレるから注意が必要だよ。That person gets berserk easily, so we need to be careful.
- 彼は狂乱状態で街を走り回った。Kare wa kyōran jōtai de machi o hashirimawatta.He ran around the streets in a state of frenzy.
- 狂乱の渦に巻き込まれたようだ。Kyōran no uzu ni makikomareta yō da.It seems like I was caught in a whirlwind of madness.
- そのニュースは狂乱を引き起こした。Sono nyūsu wa kyōran o hikiokoshita.That news caused a frenzy.
Example conversation
Misaki and Kenta are talking about a movie scene.
- 美咲 Misakiあの映画の敵は、最後には狂乱していたね。Ano eiga no teki wa, saigo ni wa kyōran shite ita ne.The villain in that movie went berserk at the end, didn't he?
- 健太 Kentaうん、完全に理性を失っていたよ。Un, kanzen ni risei o ushinatte ita yo.Yeah, he had completely lost his mind.
- 美咲 Misaki狂乱した姿が本当に怖かった。Kyōran shita sugata ga hontō ni kowakatta.His berserk appearance was really scary.
- 健太 Kenta僕もあれにはびっくりしたよ。Boku mo are ni wa bikkuri shita yo.I was surprised by that too.
