This is the 9193rd most frequent Japanese word.


"狂" means "madness," "insanity," or "crazy."


Here, "狂っている" (lit. "crazy about") indicates a passionate obsession or intense enthusiasm about an activity -- playing the guitar in this case.

彼はギター演奏に狂っている。

He is obsessed with playing the guitar.


In this example, "狂っている" means "to be off" or "inaccurate," referring to the deviation from accuracy, here concerning the time shown by the clock.

その時計は時間が狂っている。

That clock is inaccurate.


Here, "狂っていた" conveys a sense of distortion or abnormality, describing how the content of the story deviates from normal expectations or logic.

彼女の話の内容が少し狂っていた。

The content of her story was a little disturbed.