“To go insane” in Japanese
Short answer
To go insane 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 insane” in Japanese
気が狂う
kigakuruu to go mad, to go crazy, to go insane
気が違う
kigachigau to be mad, to go mad, to go insane
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
くるい
kurui 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
狂い
kurui 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
狂お
kuruo 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
狂は
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
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