Kanji

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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