乱 Kanji – riot
The Japanese kanji 乱 can mean riot, war, disorder, disturb.
Meaning and Readings
How is 乱 read?
乱 has the onyomi readings ラン, ロン and the kunyomi readings みだれる, みだる, みだす, みだ, おさめる, わたる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ran, ron, midareru, midaru, midasu, mida, osameru, wataru.
Common Japanese Words Using 乱
These common Japanese words contain 乱. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 狂乱（きょうらん） — fury, frenzy, madness, wildness
- 混乱（こんらん） — disorder, chaos, confusion, mayhem
- 咲き乱れる（さきみだれる） — to bloom in profusion
- 錯乱（さくらん） — confusion, distraction, derangement
- 騒乱（そうらん） — disturbance, riot, mayhem
- 動乱（どうらん） — disturbance, upheaval, unrest, war, riot
- 内乱（ないらん） — civil war, insurrection, rebellion, domestic conflict
- 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
- 反乱（はんらん） — insurrection, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, uprising
- 乱す（みだす） — to throw into disorder, to disarrange, to disturb (order, peace, etc.), to corrupt (public morals), to dishevel (hair)
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