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2High school level6 strokesRadical
On
モウ・ボウ
Kun
みだ.りに
Meaning
delusion; reckless

Origin

ORIGIN

Losing plus woman: losing hold of reason — acting groundlessly.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

モウ妄信・妄想・迷妄
ボウ妄言

「妄言」は,「モウゲン」とも。

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 妄想もうそう

    delusion; fantasy

  • 妄信もうしん

    blind belief

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

根拠のない妄想にとらわれてはいけない。

You must not be gripped by groundless delusions.

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