riot, war, disorder, disturb
On'yomi (音読み)
- ラン
- ロン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- みだ.れる
- みだ.る
- みだ.す
- みだ
- おさ.める
- わた.る
About this kanji
The kanji 「乱」 primarily means disorder or chaos. It can be used in both nouns and verbs. Common compounds include 混乱 (こんらん), which means disorder or confusion, and 反乱 (はんらん), meaning insurrection or rebellion. Another example is 波乱 (はらん), which refers to disturbances or unexpected events. The verb forms, such as みだれる (to be disturbed) and みだす (to disturb), emphasize the action of causing chaos. In everyday use, you might see this kanji in contexts involving turmoil, whether in personal life or larger events like riots.
Example sentences
国が乱れている状況が続く。
The situation of the country is continuously chaotic.
Meanings across languages
- English
- riot, war, disorder, disturb
- Tiếng Việt
- loạn
- 日本語
- 乱れる
- 한국어
- 혼란
- 中文
- 混乱
- id
- kerusuhan
- th
- ความวุ่นวาย
- es
- disturbio
- fr
- émeute
- de
- Unruhe
- pt
- tumulto
Common compounds
- 混乱こんらんdisorder, chaos, confusion
- 反乱はんらんinsurrection, mutiny, rebellion
- 波乱はらんdisturbance, trouble, commotion
- 乱れみだれdisorder, disturbance, unrest
- 狂乱きょうらんfury, frenzy, madness
- 騒乱そうらんdisturbance, riot, mayhem
- 動乱どうらんdisturbance, upheaval, unrest
- 内乱ないらんcivil war, insurrection, rebellion
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