# 乱 — disorder; riot

乱 means “disorder; riot”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: ラン (ran). Kun'yomi: みだ (mida). You'll see it in words such as 乱れる (midareru, “to be disordered; to be disarranged”).

- Meaning: disorder; riot
- On'yomi: ラン (ran)
- Kun'yomi: みだ (mida)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Conflict & rivalry

## How to remember 乱

Parts: 舌 tongue · 乙 hook

## Words with 乱

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 乱れる | みだれる (midareru) | to be disordered; to be disarranged |
| 乱れ | みだれ (midare) | disorder; disturbance |
| 乱す | みだす (midasu) | to throw into disorder; to disarrange |

## Don't confuse it with

[舌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tongue/)

## More in the “Conflict & rivalry” set

[殺](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/kill/) · [競](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/contest/) · [暴](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/violent/) · [爆](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/explode/) · [乱](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/disorder/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/disorder/. Last updated 2026-11-01.