乱
乱 — Riot
riot, war, disorder, disturb
On’yomiラン (ran)
On’yomiロン (ron)
Kun’yomiみだれる (midareru)
Kun’yomiみだる (midaru)
Kun’yomiみだす (midasu)
Kun’yomiみだ (mida)
Kun’yomiおさめる (osameru)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 乱
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 混乱 | こんらん konran | disorder; chaos; confusion |
| 反乱 | はんらん hanran | insurrection; mutiny; rebellion |
| 波乱 | はらん haran | disturbance; trouble; commotion |
| 乱れ | みだれ midare | disorder; disturbance; unrest |
| 乱用 | らんよう ranyou | abuse; misuse; misappropriation |
| 乱立 | らんりつ ranritsu | standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers |
Study notes
乱 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #755 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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