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迷乱 (めいらん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

迷めい乱らん

Meanings

1

noun

bewilderment; confusion

rare term

Rare literary noun for a state of mental confusion or being lost in thought. Not used in everyday conversation.

彼かれは突とつ然ぜんの知しらせに迷めい乱らんした。
He was bewildered by the sudden news.

Kanji

迷astray, be perplexed, in doubt
乱riot, war, disorder

Similar words

混こん乱らん
混乱 is the common word for confusion or disorder, while 迷乱 is a rare literary term for mental bewilderment.
当とう惑わく
当惑 is a standard word for perplexity or embarrassment, more common than 迷乱.

Etymology

Compound of 迷 (mei, 'astray, perplexed') and 乱 (ran, 'disorder, confusion'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a rare Sino-Japanese word.