気違い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
気	違
き Grade: 1	ちが Grade: S
kan'on	kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
氣違い (kyūjitai) 気狂い 基地外

Etymology

Compound of 気 (ki, “mind, temperament, character; mood, spirit”) +‎ 違い (chigai, “difference; mistake”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 違う (chigau, “to differ; to be mistaken”)).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きちがい [kìchígáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kʲit͡ɕiɡa̠i]

Noun

気(き)違(ちが)い or 気違(キチガ)い • (kichigai) ^{←きちがひ (kitigafi)?}

1. (vulgar) madness, insanity
2. (vulgar, derogatory) an insane person
3. (vulgar) enthusiasm
4. (vulgar) enthusiast, fan
   • 2003, Edward Elmer Smith, ファースト・レンズマン (Fāsuto Renzuman) [First Lensman], →ISBN:

     「だからあなたの新(あたら)しいボスは釣(つ)り気(き)違(ちが)いだったのよ！」モリーはくすくす笑(わら)いながら言(い)った。

     “Da kara anata no atarashii bosu wa tsuri kichigai datta no yo!” Morī wa kusukusu warainagara itta.

     “I mean, your new boss was a real enthusiast for angling!”, Molly said, giggling.

Usage notes

This term has been used with a sense of discrimination or insult in the past, and thus works that include this term may encounter difficulty in publishing.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 気(き)違(ちが)いに刃(は)物(もの) (kichigai ni hamono)
• 気(き)違(ちが)い雨(あめ) (kichigai ame)
• 気(き)違(ちが)い沙汰(ざた) (kichigai-zata)
• 気(き)違(ちが)い染(じ)みる (kichigai-jimiru)
• 気(き)違(ちが)い茄子(なすび) (kichigai nasubi)
• 気(き)違(ちが)い花(ばな) (kichigai-bana)
• 気(き)違(ちが)い病(びょう)院(いん) (kichigai byōin)
• 気(き)違(ちが)い日(び)和(より) (kichigai-biyori)
• 気(き)違(ちが)い水(みず) (kichigai mizu)