# 乱 — Riot

Frequency rank 802 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 敷 (Spread), less common than 宿 (Lodge).

- On’yomi: らん
- Kun’yomi: みだ
- Radical: 乙 Second (Kangxi 5)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

A tongue on the left clashes with an umbrella on the right — the tongue lashes out and destroys the umbrella, causing a riot of chaos in the rain.

In words:

- 乱す みだす — to throw out of order;to disarrange;to disturb
- 乱れる みだれる — to get confused;to be disordered;to be disturbed
- 乱暴 らんぼう — rude,violent,rough,lawless,unreasonable,reckless

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