Japanese

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Kanji in this term
らん
Grade: 6
ぼう
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
亂暴 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From ran (, disordered, confused, chaotic) + (, acting with destructive force).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(らん)(ぼう) (ranbō-na (adnominal (らん)(ぼう) (ranbō na), adverbial (らん)(ぼう) (ranbō ni))

  1. rude, violent, rough, disorderly, lawless, unreasonable, reckless

Inflection

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Noun

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(らん)(ぼう) (ranbō

  1. violence, outrage, roughness
  2. rape

Derived terms

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Verb

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(らん)(ぼう)する (ranbō suruintransitive suru (stem (らん)(ぼう) (ranbō shi), past (らん)(ぼう)した (ranbō shita))

  1. be rude, roughhouse, act violently or recklessly

Conjugation

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References

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  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.