How to say 'Disorder' in Japanese | 乱

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The Japanese word for Disorder is 'Ran', written as 乱 in Japanese.'Disorder' in hiragana is らん.

word

乱

Meaning

Disorder

Reading

らん

ran

Kanji

乱Disorder, Riot

Explanation

The Japanese noun '乱 (らん)' means 'disorder' or 'chaos'. It is often used to describe a state of confusion, turmoil, or lack of order, whether in a physical, social, or abstract sense. For example: The country fell into disorder「国は乱に陥った」(くにはらんにおちいった). The meeting ended in chaos「会議は乱で終わった」(かいぎはらんにおわった). This word can also appear in compound words, such as '戦乱 (せんらん)' (war chaos) or '内乱 (ないらん)' (civil disorder). It carries a strong connotation of disruption and instability.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5700

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 乱

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

乱

Meaning

Disorder, Riot

Words Related to 乱 Through the Kanji 乱

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 乱 as well.

word

混乱

Meaning

Confusion

word

乱す

Meaning

Disrupt

word

乱れる

Meaning

Disorder

word

乱暴

Meaning

Violence, Roughness

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