“To go crazy” in Japanese
Short answer
To go crazy in Japanese is “狂う” (kuruu). Full meaning: to go mad, to lose one's mind, to go crazy, to go insane; to get out of order, to go amiss, to malfunction, to become imprecise; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.), to fall through, to get mixed up.
Other ways to say “To go crazy” in Japanese
凄い事になる
sugoikotoninaru to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing), to get out of hand, to end up in an extreme state
気が変になる
kigahenninaru to go crazy, to lose one's mind
頭が変になる
atamagahenninaru to go crazy, to go off one's head
気が狂う
kigakuruu to go mad, to go crazy, to go insane
正気を失う
shoukiwoushinau to lose one's mind, to go crazy, to lose one's senses, to lose one's marbles; to lose consciousness
気がふれる
kigafureru to go mad, to go crazy, to lose one's mind
狂える
kurueru to go mad, to lose one's mind, to go crazy, to go insane; to get out of order, to go amiss, to malfunction, to become imprecise; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.), to fall through, to get mixed up
くるう
kuruu to go mad, to lose one's mind, to go crazy, to go insane; to get out of order, to go amiss, to malfunction, to become imprecise; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.), to fall through, to get mixed up
くるっ
kuru to go mad, to lose one's mind, to go crazy, to go insane; to get out of order, to go amiss, to malfunction, to become imprecise; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.), to fall through, to get mixed up
くるわ
kuruwa to go mad, to lose one's mind, to go crazy, to go insane; to get out of order, to go amiss, to malfunction, to become imprecise; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.), to fall through, to get mixed up
狂ふ
kuruu to go mad, to lose one's mind, to go crazy, to go insane; to get out of order, to go amiss, to malfunction, to become imprecise; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.), to fall through, to get mixed up
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