乱
riot, war, disorder, disturb
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
22 of 225- 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
Study
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.