反乱(はんらん)

はんらん
noun
rebellion, revolt, uprising
1. rebellion, revolt, uprising, insurrection
An organized armed resistance against an established authority or government. Also used figuratively for strong defiance.
反乱(はんらん)が起(お)きた。
A rebellion broke out.
軍(ぐん)が反乱(はんらん)を鎮圧(ちんあつ)した。
The army suppressed the rebellion.
農民(のうみん)たちは重(おも)い税(ぜい)に耐(た)えかねて反乱(はんらん)を起(お)こした。
The farmers, unable to bear the heavy taxes, raised a revolt.

Distinguished from the homophone 氾濫(はんらん) (flood, overflow). 反乱(はんらん) specifically refers to armed resistance or revolt against authority.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 反乱(はんらん)を起(お)こす — to stage a rebellion
  • 反乱(はんらん)を鎮圧(ちんあつ)する — to suppress a rebellion
  • 反乱(はんらん)軍(ぐん) — rebel army
  • 反乱(はんらん)分子(ぶんし) — rebel element, insurgent

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 暴動(ぼうどう) — riot (more spontaneous, less organized)
  • 謀反(むほん) — treason, revolt (historical, against a lord)
  • 革命(かくめい) — revolution (larger scale, aims to change the system)
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