乱

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See also: 亂
乱 U+4E71, 乱
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E71
← 买
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 乲 →

Translingual

Stroke order
7 strokes
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

Related characters

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).

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:

Japanese

Shinjitai

乱

Kyūjitai

亂

Kanji

乱

(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 亂)

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

Readings

Compounds

Kanji in this term
乱
らん
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
亂 (kyūjitai)

Noun

乱(らん) • (ran) 

  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(こう)巾(きん)の乱(らん)
    kōkin no ran
    the Red Turban Rebellion
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