JLPT N3 · Verb

狂う (kuruu)

狂う (くるう, kuruu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to go mad; to lose one's mind”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: くるう
Romaji: kuruu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

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

Example sentences

そんな話し方をするとは、彼は狂っていたに違いない。

He must be crazy to talk like that.

Tatoeba #204019

あなたの時計、時間は狂いませんか。

Does your watch keep good time?

Tatoeba #233250

たくさんのことが起こって、スケジュールが狂ってしまった。

A lot of things happened and my schedule was messed up.

Tatoeba #203807

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 狂う

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	狂う	くるう kuruu
Polite (~masu)	狂います	くるいます kuruimasu
Negative	狂わない	くるわない kuruwanai
Polite negative	狂いません	くるいません kuruimasen
Past	狂った	くるった kurutta
Polite past	狂いました	くるいました kuruimashita
Negative past	狂わなかった	くるわなかった kuruwanakatta
Te-form	狂って	くるって kurutte
Potential	狂える	くるえる kurueru
Passive	狂われる	くるわれる kuruwareru
Causative	狂わせる	くるわせる kuruwaseru
Volitional	狂おう	くるおう kuruou
Imperative	狂え	くるえ kurue
Conditional (~ba)	狂えば	くるえば kurueba

Kanji in 狂う

狂

lunatic, insane, crazyキョウ・くる.う・くる.おしい · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 狂う.

狂きょうmaniac

Source: JMdict entry 1237510 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.