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乱す
Meaning in Englishto throw out of order, to disarrange, to disturb
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What it means
To disturb or disrupt; a transitive verb used to cause disorder, upset balance, or interrupt a state or plan.
Main meanings
- to disturb or disrupt order, balance, or peace
- to unsettle someone’s mental or emotional state in a literary or figurative sense
- to derail a plan, arrangement, or expectation
How to use it
Used in formal and everyday contexts as a transitive verb that takes を after a noun to express causing disorder; common collocations include 秩序を乱す, 平穏を乱す, 計画を乱す, 心を乱す in literary or expressive writing.
Variants and close terms
- 邪魔する (じゃまする) — hinder or interfere
- 妨げる (さまたげる) — obstruct or impede
- 崩す (くずす) — collapse or disrupt
Composition
- 乱: chaos, disorder — the core meaning
- す: native verb ending that attaches to a stem to form the verb
Etymology
kanji roots 乱 denotes chaos or disorder, and す is the native verb ending that converts the noun/root into the action of causing that state.
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verb (godan)
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