Japanese symbol for “disagreeing”

違乱

いらん

Romaji: iran

(illegal) riot; tumult

In Japanese, disagreeing is 違乱, read いらん (iran).

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Meanings

n (illegal) riot; tumult
n disorder
n complaining; disagreeing; opposing

Kanji and stroke order

違

difference, differ

on: イ
kun: ちが.う、ちが.い、ちが.える、-ちが.える

13 strokes · JLPT 2

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

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
違い	ちがい chigai	difference; distinction; discrepancy
間違い	まちがい machigai	mistake; error; blunder
違反	いはん ihan	violation; offense; offence
違う	ちがう chigau	to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct
違法	いほう ihou	illegal; illicit; unlawful
勘違い	かんちがい kanchigai	misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
混乱	こんらん konran	disorder; chaos; confusion
反乱	はんらん hanran	insurrection; mutiny; rebellion

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.