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反乱者 (はんらんしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

反はん乱らん者しゃ

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Meanings

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noun

rebel; insurgent

A person who participates in a rebellion or uprising against authority.

反はん乱らん者しゃたちは城しろを占せん拠きょした。
The rebels occupied the castle.
政せい府ふは反はん乱らん者しゃを鎮ちん圧あつするために軍ぐん隊たいを派は遣けんした。
The government dispatched troops to suppress the insurgents.

Written forms

反はん乱らん者しゃ
Standard kanji spelling using 反 (anti-) and 乱 (revolt).
叛はん乱らん者しゃ
Variant spelling using 叛 (rebel); less common but still seen.

Kanji

反anti-
乱riot, war, disorder

者someone, person

叛disobey, defy, go back on

Similar words

反はん逆ぎゃく者しゃ
反逆者 emphasizes betrayal or treason against a ruler or state, while 反乱者 focuses on participation in an armed uprising.
謀む反ほん人にん
謀反人 is a more historical or dramatic term for a rebel or traitor, often used in period dramas.

Etymology

Compound of 反乱 (rebellion) + 者 (person). The kanji 反 means 'anti-' or 'oppose', 乱 means 'disorder' or 'revolt', and 者 is a common suffix for 'person'.