乱

See also: 亂

Translingual

Stroke order

Japanese	乱
Simplified	乱
Traditional	亂

Han character

乱 (Kangxi radical 5, 乙+6, 7 strokes, cangjie input 竹口山 (HRU), four-corner 2261₀, composition ⿰舌乚)

Derived characters

• 𠉗, 𭈅, 𭡃, 𪾬, 𮔑, 𮛛, 𦯠

Related characters

• 亂 (Traditional form of 乱)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 84, character 15
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 187
• Dae Jaweon: page 171, character 20
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 53, character 17
• Unihan data for U+4E71

Usage notes

Unorthodox form (俗字) of 亂, according to the character's listing in the Kangxi dictionary (正字通).

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 乱 – see 亂 (“disorderly; chaotic; unstable; volatile; turbulent; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant form of 亂).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Shinjitai	乱
Kyūjitai	亂

Kanji

乱

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 亂)

1. chaos, disorder (Antonym : 治)
2. disorderly (Synonym : 濫)

Readings

• Go-on: らん (ran, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: らん (ran, Jōyō)
• Kan’yō-on: ろん (ron)
• Kun: みだれる (midareru, 乱れる, Jōyō); みだす (midasu, 乱す, Jōyō); みだりに (midarini, 乱りに)

Compounds

• 乱雑(らんざつ) (ranzatsu)
• 乱視(らんし) (ranshi)
• 乱層雲(らんそううん) (ransōun)
• 乱闘(らんとう) (rantō)
• 乱入(らんにゅう) (rannyū)
• 乱暴(らんぼう) (ranbō)
• 混乱(こんらん) (konran)

Kanji in this term
乱
らん Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
亂 (kyūjitai)

Noun

1. chaos, disorder
   • 治(ち)にて乱(らん)を忘(わす)れず。

     Chi nite ran o wasure zu.

     Keep chaos in mind while in peace.

2. revolt, rebellion
   • 紅巾(こうきん)の乱(らん)

     kōkin no ran

     the Red Turban Rebellion