Japanese symbol for “dogfight”
乱戦
らんせん
Romaji: ransen
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight
In Japanese, dogfight is 乱戦, read らんせん (ransen).
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 confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dogfight”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 闘犬 | とうけん touken | dogfight; dogfighting |
| 空戦 | くうせん kuusen | air battle; dogfight |
| ドッグファイト | ドッグファイト doggufaito | dogfight (aircraft); dog fight |
| 巴戦 | ともえせん tomoesen | dogfight |
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 |
| 戦争 | せんそう sensou | war |
| 戦い | たたかい tatakai | battle; war; fight |
See also: Chinese symbol for “dogfight”.
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.