動乱

See also: 动乱 and 動亂

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
動 乱
どう
Grade: 3		 らん
Grade: 6
kan’yōon on’yomi
Alternative spelling
動亂 (kyūjitai)

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 動亂 (MC duŋX luɑnH, literally “move + crazy, confused”).

First cited to a text from roughly 1358.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

動(どう)乱(らん) • (dōran) ←どうらん (douran)?

  1. riot, disturbance
  2. unrest, agitation
Antonyms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
動 乱
どう
Grade: 3
(ateji)		 らん
Grade: 6
(ateji)
kan’yōon on’yomi
Alternative spelling
動亂 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 動乱 – see the following entry.
【ドーラン】
[noun] greasepaint, theater makeup
Alternative spellings
動乱, 胴乱
(This term, 動乱, is an alternative (archaic) spelling of the above term.)

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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