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乱

riot
Stroke count: 7

Readings

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
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. riotRtK
  2. war
  3. disorder
  4. disturb
  1. to throw into disorder
  2. to disarrange
  3. to disturb (order, peace, etc.)
  4. to corrupt (public morals)
  5. to dishevel (hair)

Popular Usage

混乱

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tongue · thousand · drop (丶) · ten (十) · needle (丨) · mouth (口) · fishhook

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 76

Compound words

混乱こんらん
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
狂乱きょうらん
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
錯乱さくらん
confusion; distraction; derangement
騒乱そうらん
disturbance; riot; mayhem
動乱どうらん
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
内乱ないらん
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
反乱はんらん
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
乱すみだす
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
乱雑らんざつ
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle
乱闘らんとう
confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all
乱発らんぱつ
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
乱暴らんぼう
violence; assault; rowdiness; wildness; running riot
乱用らんよう
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
乱立らんりつ
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other
波乱はらん
disturbance; trouble; commotion; uproar; turmoil
乱獲らんかく
overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing; indiscriminate hunting
乱れみだれ
disorder; disturbance; unrest
乱売らんばい
selling at a fire-sale price; clearance sale; dumping
乱調らんちょう
confusion
乱れるみだれる
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be disarrayed; to be disheveled; to be dishevelled
波乱万丈はらんばんじょう
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
咲き乱れるさきみだれる
to bloom in profusion
淫乱いんらん
debauched
壊乱かいらん
corruption (of order, public morals, etc.)

Additional Examples

彼は特権を乱用したに違いない。
He must have abused the privilege.tatoeba
彼は特権を乱用した。
He abused the privilege.tatoeba
彼は地震の後の混乱を生々しく描写した。
He vividly depicted the confusion following the earthquake.tatoeba
彼は職権を乱用する。
He abuses his authority.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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