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乱調 (らんちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
confusion ; disorder ; erratic condition
Describes a state in which the normal order, rhythm, control, or condition is disturbed. In English it often translates more naturally as “erratic,” “off form,” or “in disorder” rather than personal bewilderment.
きょうの 株かぶ 式しき 市し 場じょう は 乱らん 調ちょう で 、 値ね 動うご き が 大おお きかっ た 。
The stock market was erratic today, with large price swings.
Similar words 混こん 乱らん 混乱 is the more general word for confusion or chaos in situations, organizations, or thinking; 乱調 focuses more on a normal rhythm, condition, or control becoming disturbed.
不ふ 調ちょう 不調 means poor condition or not doing well; 乱調 suggests a more disorderly or erratic state.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 乱, associated with disorder or disturbance, and 調, associated with tone, condition, or order. The spelling transparently matches the idea of a disturbed condition.
