Japanese symbol for “battering”

乱打

らんだ

Romaji: randa

hitting; battering

In Japanese, battering is 乱打, read らんだ (randa).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

n, vs, vt hitting; battering

Kanji and stroke order

乱

riot, war, disorder

on: ラン、ロン
kun: みだ.れる、みだ.る、みだ.す、みだ

7 strokes · JLPT 2

打

strike, hit, knock

on: ダ、ダース
kun: う.つ、う.ち-、ぶ.つ

5 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
混乱	こんらん konran	disorder; chaos; confusion
反乱	はんらん hanran	insurrection; mutiny; rebellion
乱用	らんよう ran'you	abuse; misuse; misappropriation
乱暴	らんぼう ranbou	violence; assault; rowdiness
波乱	はらん haran	disturbance; trouble; commotion
乱れ	みだれ midare	disorder; disturbance; unrest
打つ	うつ utsu	to hit; to strike; to knock
打撃	だげき dageki	blow; shock; strike

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.