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On'yomi
ラン・ロン
RAN / RON
Kun'yomi
みだ.れる・みだ.る・みだ.す・みだ・おさ.める・わた.る
midareru / midaru / midasu / mida / osameru / wataru

riot · war · disorder · disturb

powerful

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Component Breakdown

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tongue + 乚

Cultural Context

Etymology

Combines 'hidden' (乚) with 'tongue' (舌), representing a chaotic state where order is disturbed. Indicates the opposite of regularity.

Symbolism

Symbolizes chaos, disorder, and turbulence. Represents collapsed order and the potential for transformation arising from it.

Related Culture & Scenes

  • Era of war

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

一心不乱

いっしんふらん

wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; wholeheartedly

快刀乱麻

かいとうらんま

solving a problem swiftly and skillfully; solving a problem swiftly and skillfully

怪力乱神

かいりょくらんしん

supernatural things; unnatural phenomena; spirits and demons; supernatural things

波乱万丈

はらんばんじょう

stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes; stormy and full of drama

百花繚乱

ひゃっかりょうらん

a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; hundred flowers blooming in profusion; a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people)

風紀紊乱

ふうきびんらん

corrupt public morals; corrupt public morals

粗製乱造

そせいらんぞう

mass production of inferior goods; mass production of inferior goods

乱射乱撃

らんしゃらんげき

random shooting; random shooting

職権乱用

しょっけんらんよう

abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance; abuse of authority

狂喜乱舞

きょうきらんぶ

boisterous dance; dancing wildly; boisterous dance

治乱興亡

ちらんこうぼう

nation's times of peace and war, rise and fall; nation's times of peace and war, rise and fall

波乱曲折

はらんきょくせつ

very involved and troublesome situation; complicated twists and turns; very involved and troublesome situation

風俗壊乱

ふうぞくかいらん

corruption of public morals; an offense against public morality; corruption of public morals

乱暴狼藉

らんぼうろうぜき

running amok; committing an outrage; rampageous behavior; running amok

乱離骨灰

らりこっぱい

being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed; being scattered in all directions

乱臣賊子

らんしんぞくし

rebels against one's lord and one's parents; rebellious (treacherous) subject; traitor; rebels against one's lord and one's parents

Poetry

和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))

陸奥の しのぶもぢずり 誰ゆゑに 乱れそめにし われならなくに

Poem #14 from Hyakunin Isshu

河原左大臣Kawara no Sadaijin
9th century
和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))

長からむ 心も知らず 黒髪の 乱れてけさは 物をこそ思へ

Poem #80 from Hyakunin Isshu

待賢門院堀河待賢門院堀河
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