反 乱(はんらん)

はんらん

noun

rebellion, revolt, uprising

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See also: 氾濫(はんらん) (flood, overflow)

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)

Related Words

Compare: 暴動(ぼうどう) (riot)

Compare: 謀反(むほん) (treason, revolt)

Compare: 革命(かくめい) (revolution)

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