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治乱 (ちらん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

治ち乱らん

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Meanings

1

expression

peace and war; order and chaos

A formal, somewhat literary compound used to contrast states of peace/order with war/chaos. Often appears in historical or philosophical contexts.

治ち乱らん興こう亡ぼうは歴れき史しの常つねである。
The rise and fall of order and chaos is a constant in history.
この書しょは治ち乱らんの理りを説といている。
This book explains the principles of order and chaos.

Kanji

治reign, be at peace, calm down
乱riot, war, disorder

Similar words

興こう亡ぼう
興亡 refers specifically to rise and fall (of nations, etc.), while 治乱 contrasts order/peace with chaos/war.
平へい和わ
平和 is the common word for 'peace'; 治乱 is a literary compound that pairs peace/order with its opposite.

Etymology

Compound of 治 (order, peace) and 乱 (disorder, war). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a common Chinese-derived pattern of contrasting states.