Kanji

乱

乱

riot, war, disorder, disturb

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

乙部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ラン, ロン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

みだれる, みだる, みだす, みだ, おさめる, わたる

Nanori (Name Reading)

おさむ

Common Readings

ラン, みだ…す, みだ…れる

Example sentences

混乱 こんらん
地震 の 直後 、 街 は 大きな 混乱 に 陥った 。

Immediately after the earthquake, the city fell into great confusion.

介入 かいにゅう
政府 は 市場 の 混乱 を 抑える ため に 介入 した 。

The government intervened to suppress the market turmoil.

乱暴 らんぼう
そんなに 乱暴 な 言葉 を 使わないで 。

Don't use such rough language.

乱れる みだれる
強風 で 髪 が 乱れてしまった 。

My hair got messed up by the strong wind.

平常 へいじょう
大雪 の 影響 で 乱れていた 電車 が 、 ようやく 平常 に 戻った 。

The train service, which was disrupted by the heavy snow, finally returned to normal.

乱す みだす
彼 は 列 を 乱さない ように 注意 した 。

He was careful not to break the line.

潰走 かいそう
敵軍 は 完全 に 包囲 され 、 算 を 乱して 潰走 した

The enemy army was completely surrounded and fled in disarray.

取り乱す とりみだす
突然 の 知らせ に 、 彼女 は 激しく 取り乱した 。

She lost her composure completely upon hearing the sudden news.

反乱 はんらん
兵士 たち は 政府 に対して 反乱 を 起こした

The soldiers started a rebellion against the government.

平定 へいてい
将軍 は 各地 で 起きた 反乱 を 速やかに 平定 した

The Shogun quickly suppressed the rebellions that broke out in various regions.

Example Vocabulary

混乱

こんらん

confusion; chaos; disorder; turmoil

乱暴

らんぼう

rough; violent; rude

乱れる

みだれる

to be disordered; to be disheveled; to be disturbed

乱す

みだす

to disturb; to disarrange; to mess up; to throw into chaos

取り乱す

とりみだす

to lose one's composure; to be upset; to mess up; to scatter

反乱

はんらん

rebellion; revolt; uprising

乱れ

みだれ

disorder; disturbance; disarray; corruption

散乱

さんらん

scattering; dispersal; (physics) scattering

乱入

らんにゅう

intrusion; barging in; trespassing

一心不乱

いっしんふらん

single-mindedly; with heart and soul; intently

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