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Kanji 乱: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 乱: riot, war, disorder, disturb

Key takeaways

Kanji 乱: riot, war, disorder, disturb. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

riotwardisorderdisturb

On reading

ランロン

Kun reading

みだ.れるみだ.るみだ.すみだおさ.めるわた.る

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 乱

riot, war, disorder, disturb

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

舌 + 乙

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

When the tongue (舌) is used recklessly or gets twisted (乙), it leads to great disorder. Imagine a chaotic situation where many voices are tangled together, causing a riot or confusion.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ラン
  • 内乱ないらん

    civil war / domestic rebellion

  • 反乱はんらん

    rebellion / revolt / uprising

  • 乱暴らんぼう

    violent / rough / reckless

  • 混乱こんらん

    confusion / disorder / chaos

Kun reading

みだ.れる
  • 乱すみだす

    to disorder / to disturb / to mess up

  • 乱れるみだれる

    to become disordered / to be disturbed

Commonly used words

  • 内乱
    ないらん

    civil war / domestic rebellion

  • 反乱
    はんらん

    rebellion / revolt / uprising

  • 乱暴
    らんぼう

    violent / rough / reckless

  • 混乱
    こんらん

    confusion / disorder / chaos

  • 乱す
    みだす

    to disorder / to disturb / to mess up

  • 乱れる
    みだれる

    to become disordered / to be disturbed

Example sentences

Example 1

その国は長い内に苦しんだ。

Translation

That country suffered from a long civil war.

Example 2

歴史的に内が多い地域です。

Translation

It is a region with many historical domestic conflicts.

Example 3

その村で反が起きた。

Translation

A rebellion broke out in that village.

Example 4

軍隊の中で反が起こった。

Translation

A mutiny happened within the army.

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