“To go mad” in Japanese
Short answer
To go mad 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 mad” in Japanese
狂れる
fureru to go mad
狂する
kyousuru to go mad (over something), to be crazy (about something)
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
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
気が狂う
kigakuruu to go mad, to go crazy, to go insane
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
気がふれる
kigafureru to go mad, to go crazy, to lose one's mind
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
気が違う
kigachigau to be mad, to go mad, to go insane
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
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