How to say 'Disorder' in Japanese | 乱れる

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The Japanese word for Disorder is 'Midareru', written as 乱れる in Japanese.'Disorder' in hiragana is みだれる.

word

乱れる

Meaning

Disorder

Reading

みだれる

midareru

Kanji

乱Disorder, Riot

Explanation

The Japanese verb '乱れる (みだれる)' means 'to be in disorder' or 'to be disheveled'. It is used to describe a state of chaos, confusion, or disarray, whether physical, emotional, or situational. For example: Her hair was disheveled「彼女の髪が乱れていた」(かのじょのかみがみだれていた). The meeting descended into chaos「会議が乱れた」(かいぎがみだれた). This verb can also describe emotional turmoil, such as '心が乱れる (こころがみだれる)' (to be emotionally disturbed). It is often used in contexts where something that should be orderly becomes disrupted or messy.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6933

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 乱れる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

乱

Meaning

Disorder, Riot

Hiragana in the Word 乱れる

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

れ

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 乱れる Through the Kanji 乱

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 乱 as well.

word

混乱

Meaning

Confusion

word

乱

Meaning

Disorder

word

乱す

Meaning

Disrupt

word

乱暴

Meaning

Violence, Roughness

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'Midareru' means 'Disorder' .

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