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反乱 (はんらん, hanran) Japanese meaning: rebellion | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 反乱する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 反はん 乱らん する 反はん 乱らん しない Polite 反はん 乱らん します 反はん 乱らん しません Past polite 反はん 乱らん しました 反はん 乱らん しませんでした Past 反はん 乱らん した 反はん 乱らん しなかった Te-form 反はん 乱らん して 反はん 乱らん しないで Desire 反はん 乱らん したい 反はん 乱らん したくない Potential 反はん 乱らん できる 反はん 乱らん できない Passive 反はん 乱らん される 反はん 乱らん されない Causative 反はん 乱らん させる 反はん 乱らん させない Causative passive 反はん 乱らん させられる 反はん 乱らん させられない Volitional 反はん 乱らん しよう Polite volitional 反はん 乱らん しましょう Imperative 反はん 乱らん しろ 反はん 乱らん するな Conditional 反はん 乱らん すれば 反はん 乱らん しなければ Tara conditional 反はん 乱らん したら 反はん 乱らん しなかったら
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その 国くに で 大だい 規き 模ぼ な 反はん 乱らん が 起お き た 。
A large-scale rebellion broke out in that country.
The soldiers rose in revolt against their commanding officer.
Usage patterns 反はん 乱らん を 起お こす to start/stage a rebellion
The farmers rose up in rebellion against their lord.
反はん 乱らん が 起お こる for a rebellion to break out
A large-scale rebellion broke out in that country.
反はん 乱らん を 鎮ちん 圧あつ する to put down/suppress a rebellion
The government forces suppressed the rebellion.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 対たい して 反はん 乱らん を 起お こす to rebel against someone (a ruler, authority)
The soldiers rebelled against the general.
Kanji 叛 disobey, defy, go back on Related words· 12 暴動 refers to a spontaneous, disorganized outbreak of violence by a crowd, while 反乱 suggests a more organized and sustained armed challenge to authority.
革命 implies a fundamental, often successful change in political or social structure, while 反乱 focuses on the act of armed resistance itself, regardless of outcome.
蜂起 emphasizes the sudden, collective rising-up of people (often civilians), while 反乱 emphasizes organized armed opposition to authority, often by soldiers or subjects.
内乱 refers to broader internal strife or civil war within a country, while 反乱 is the specific act of rebelling against a ruling power.
Show 8 more クーデター is a sudden, often bloodless seizure of power by a small group (usually the military), whereas 反乱 is a broader armed uprising against authority.
反乱 refers to the actual act of rebellion or uprising, while 反旗 is the symbolic banner of revolt, almost always used in the phrase 反旗を翻す.
反乱 is the everyday word for an armed rebellion, while 乱 alone sounds more formal or literary and is usually used in compounds or as a naming suffix like 応仁の乱.
反乱 is a broader term for an armed uprising or revolt against any authority, while 造反 specifically denotes defection or rebellion against one's own group, party, or organization.
Word family rebel; insurgent
rebel army; insurgent forces
rebel elements; subversives; insurgents
rebellions by former samurai (Meiji period)
Written forms 反はん 乱らん Usage 80%
Standard modern spelling; the most common form in news and general use.
叛はん 乱らん Usage 20%
Alternate kanji form using 叛; less common but still encountered, especially in historical or literary contexts.
Etymology Composed of 反 (anti-, against) and 乱 (disorder, rebellion). The alternate form 叛乱 uses 叛 (rebel, betray), which is a more specific character for rebellion. The word is a Sino-Japanese compound (kango).
反乱 is a general word for any rebellion or mutiny, while 一揆 specifically evokes organized, often peasant-led uprisings in premodern Japan.
反乱 emphasizes a collective armed uprising or insurrection, while 反逆 can describe even a single person's act of betrayal against authority.
反乱 means an armed rebellion or revolt against authority, whereas レジスタンス emphasizes organized resistance against occupation rather than an uprising to seize power.
反乱 refers to an organized revolt or uprising, often armed, while 反抗 can be as small-scale as a teenager talking back to a parent.
