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変乱 (へんらん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

変へん乱らん

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

disturbance; uprising; war

Refers to a large-scale upheaval, rebellion, or armed conflict. Often used in historical or literary contexts.

その国くには長なが年ねんの変へん乱らんの末すえ、ようやく平へい和わを取とり戻もどした。
After years of upheaval, the country finally regained peace.

歴れき史し書しょには多おおくの変へん乱らんが記き録ろくされている。

Many uprisings are recorded in the history books.

Kanji

変unusual, change, strange
乱riot, war, disorder

Similar words

動どう乱らん
動乱 also means upheaval or disturbance, but is more common in modern usage and can refer to social or political turmoil broadly. 変乱 is more literary and often implies armed conflict or rebellion.
反はん乱らん
反乱 specifically means rebellion or revolt against authority. 変乱 is a broader term that can include war and general disturbance, not necessarily against a ruler.

Etymology

The word is composed of 変 (change, unusual) and 乱 (disorder, war). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it has been used in classical and literary Japanese to denote large-scale disturbances.