乱波

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
らっ
Grade: 6
は > ぱ
Grade: 3
irregular on'yomi
Alternative spelling
亂波 (kyūjitai)

Noun

(らっ)() (rappa

  1. A spy. Especially, during the Warring States Period, a brigand recruited by a daimyō to work as a spy.
    • 1939, Eiji Yoshikawa, Taiko, Tokyo: Kodansha, published 1990:
      つまり、(らっ)()ですね。(ひと)(ごころ)(こう)(らん)し、その()(じょう)じて、(こと)(はか)
      Tsumari, rappa desu ne. Hitogokoro o kōran shi, sono ki ni jōjite, koto o 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.