乱らん逆ぎゃく

also: らんげき

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Meanings

Formal or historical term for an act of rebellion against a ruler or state; often used in historical or literary contexts.

その武ぶ将しょうは乱らん逆ぎゃくの罪つみで処しょ刑けいされた。
The warlord was executed for the crime of rebellion.
歴れき史し書しょには多おおくの乱らん逆ぎゃくの記き録ろくが残のこっている。
Many records of rebellions remain in historical documents.

Kanji

乱riot, war, disorder
逆inverted, reverse, opposite

Related words

反はん乱らん
反乱 is the common modern word for rebellion or revolt; 乱逆 is more formal and historical, often implying treason against a sovereign.
謀む反ほん
謀反 specifically refers to plotting rebellion or treason, while 乱逆 can refer to the act itself.

Written forms

乱逆Usage100%
- らんぎゃく
  Standard kanji spelling for 'rebellion'.
- らんげき
  out-dated reading
  Obsolete reading; it is out-dated kana usage.
らんげき
out-dated reading

Etymology

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.