妄
妄: delusion
delusion; baseless; reckless
6 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 3 words here
Readings
On
モウ・ボウ
Kunみだりに
Usually モウ (妄想) but ボウ in 妄言; some words allow both readings, so check each compound.
Key words
妄想もうそうdelusion; fantasy
妄信もうしんblind belief
妄言ぼうげんreckless talk
被害妄想ひがいもうそうpersecution complex
Example sentences
彼は授業中、よく妄想にふけっている。
He often loses himself in fantasies during class.
酒に酔った男の妄言を、誰も本気にしなかった。
Nobody took the ravings of the drunken man seriously.
彼は師の教えを妄信し、疑うことを知らなかった。
He believed his master's teachings blindly and never thought to doubt them.