also: らんげき
noun
rebellion; insurrection; treason
Formal or historical term for an act of rebellion against a ruler or state; often used in historical or literary contexts.
その武将は乱逆の罪で処刑された。
The warlord was executed for the crime of rebellion.
歴史書には多くの乱逆の記録が残っている。
Many records of rebellions remain in historical documents.
Obsolete reading; it is out-dated kana usage.
Compound of 乱 (disorder, revolt) and 逆 (oppose, treason). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in classical and historical texts to denote acts of rebellion.