乱波

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乱	波
らっ Grade: 6	は > ぱ Grade: 3
irregular	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
亂波 (kyūjitai)

Noun

乱(らっ)波(ぱ) • (rappa) 

1. A spy. Especially, during the Warring States Period, a brigand recruited by a daimyō to work as a spy.
   • 1939: つまり、乱波ですね。 人心を攪乱し、その機に乗じて、事を謀る — Eiji Yoshikawa, Taiko (1990, Kodansha, Tokyo)

     つまり、らっぱですね。 ひとごころをこうらんし、そのきにじょうじて、ことをはかる

     tsumari, rappa desu ne. hitogokoro wo kōran shi, sono ki ni jōjite, koto wo hakaru

     In other words, we're hired spies, aren't we? We cause confusion, and devise a plan that takes advantage of that opportunity.

2. A ruffian.