JLPT N2 · 7 strokes
Kanji 乱: "riot, war, disorder"
The kanji 乱 means "riot, war, disorder, disturb". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ラン, ロン in on'yomi and みだ.れる, みだ.る, みだ.す, みだ, おさ.める in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ランロン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みだ.れるみだ.るみだ.すみだおさ.める
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | riot, war, disorder, disturb |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 755 of 2,501 |
Common words with 乱
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 混乱disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
- 乱暴violence; assault; rowdiness; wildness · rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; careless; coarse
- 乱れるto be disordered; to be disarranged; to be disarrayed; to be disheveled · to be discomposed; to be upset; to get confused; to be disturbed
- 乱すto throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals)
- 取り乱すto be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to go to pieces · to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb; to scatter about
- 乱れdisorder; disturbance; unrest
- 反乱insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt
- 散乱dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
- 乱入intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into
- 一心不乱wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention
- 乱雑disorder; confusion; clutter; mess
- 錯乱confusion; distraction; derangement
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