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Kotomora

乱

riot, war, disorder, disturb

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 6FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes7

Readings

On'yomi

  • ラン
  • ロン

Kun'yomi

  • みだ.れる
  • みだ.る
  • みだ.す
  • みだ
  • おさ.める
  • わた.る

Nanori

  • ら

Meaning

乱 centers on a state of chaotic disruption: a riot, war, disorder, or disturbance where things are not in their proper order.

Most common words using 乱

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  • 混乱こんらん
    N3

    disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

  • 反乱はんらん
    N1

    insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising

  • 乱れみだれ

    disorder; disturbance; unrest

  • 乱暴らんぼう
    N3

    violence; assault; rowdiness; wildness; running riot

  • 乱用らんよう
    N1

    abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess

  • 乱闘らんとう

    confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all

  • 錯乱さくらん

    confusion; distraction; derangement

  • 乱すみだす
    N1

    to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

  • 波乱はらん
    N1

    disturbance; trouble; commotion; uproar; turmoil

  • 乱れるみだれる
    N2

    to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be disarrayed; to be disheveled; to be dishevelled

  • 乱立らんりつ

    standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side

  • 乱獲らんかく

    overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing; indiscriminate hunting

  • 乱発らんぱつ

    random firing; reckless firing

  • 内乱ないらん
    N1

    civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

  • 狂乱きょうらん

    fury; frenzy; madness; wildness

  • 騒乱そうらん

    disturbance; riot; mayhem

  • 乱雑らんざつ
    N1

    disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray

  • 動乱どうらん
    N1

    disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot

  • 波乱万丈はらんばんじょう

    stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes

  • 咲き乱れるさきみだれる

    to bloom in profusion

  • 乱調らんちょう

    confusion

  • 乱売らんばい

    selling at a fire-sale price; clearance sale; dumping

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Etymology

乱 is the modern simplified form of 亂. The older form combines a tangled thread component with 乚, suggesting threads in disorder. The modern form replaces the left side with 舌, which is a simplification and not the original semantic component.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side looks like a tongue 舌, and the right side is a hook 乚. Imagine a tongue lashing out in a hooked, twisted way, causing a riot of disorder and disturbance.

Reading mnemonic

For ラン, picture a chaotic riot where everyone is running wildly: run -> ラン, and the scene is pure disorder.