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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

He often loses himself in fantasies during class.

Nobody took the ravings of the drunken man seriously.

He believed his master's teachings blindly and never thought to doubt them.

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