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妄 means 'delusion'

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Strokes : 6    Frequency: 2172   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-41    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 21 words   Used in 31 words   Used in 1 name   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   ボウ   モウ
Additional readings
Kun    みだりに delusion, unnecessarily, without authority, reckless
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Live on the wild side with rash acts, thoughtless words, and reckless decisions! Learn to say, “A person with good sense will not blindly believe others' opinions,” “Everyone is annoyed by my mother's rash actions,” and “He failed because of his reckless decision.” Also find out how to say, “His words shattered my illusions” and “That girl is under the delusion that she is a princess.”
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⿱  亡 dead  女 woman; female  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 妄 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 妄 is used 31 times, read 3 ways.
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モウ : 23 words FIND ALL
も う げ ん 0
noun
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
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ボウ : 5 words FIND ALL
misuse; abuse
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みだりに : 3 words FIND ALL
み だ り 1
Most common form: 乱り
1. selfish; with disregard for order or rules  (archaic)
2. reckless; rash; careless  (archaic)
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An additional ボウ less common words include 妄 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Henshall: 1851  Joy o' Kanji : 1851  Key to Kanji: - 

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妄
ボウ   モウ    delusion   
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亡
ボウ   モウ   dead   ない to be deceased, to have ceased to be   
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shelf
亠
lid
女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
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