乱 — disorder / chaos

Grade 6らん, みだ

Radical ⼄ · radical 5 The building block this kanji is filed under

乱 (readings: らん, みだ; Japanese kanji) means “disorder / chaos”. It is a Grade 6 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 6 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 混乱 (confusion).

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What does 乱 mean?

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Kanji	乱
Meaning	disorder / chaos
Readings	らん, みだ
Grade	Grade 6 (Hardest)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	混乱 (confusion)

How to read 乱

乱 is read らん or みだ depending on the word.

Words with 乱

積乱雲せきらんうんmây vũ tích
混乱hỗn loạn
淫乱dâm loạn / dâm đãng

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Updated: 2026-08-09