Japanese word

乱れ

Pronunciation

Romajimidare

Meaning

  • noundisorder

Example

部屋の乱れが気になります。heya no mida re ga ki ni na ri ma su

The disorder in my room bothers me.

Illustration for 乱れ (disorder)

More examples

生活の乱れを見直すため、毎朝同じ時間に起きています。sei katsu no mida re o mi nao su ta me mai asa ona ji ji kan ni o ki te i ma su

I wake up at the same time every morning to rethink my disrupted daily routine.

Core concept

Marks a condition in which an expected order, calm, or balance has broken down.

Common phrases

  • 生活リズムの乱れsei katsu ri zu mu no mida re

    disruption in one's daily rhythm

  • 乱れを直すmida re o nao su

    restore order

  • 髪の乱れkami no mida re

    disheveled hair

Similar words

混乱konran: A state in which order is lost and people, things, or events become hard to organize.
無秩序muchitsujo: A state with no clear order, rules, or arrangement.
崩れkuzure: A condition in which a stable form, balance, or arrangement has broken down.
乱雑ranzatsu: A lack of neat arrangement that leaves things untidy or disorganized.

Definition in Japanese

物事や場所などが整わず、秩序や落ち着きを欠いている状態。mono goto ya ba sho na do ga totono wa zu chitsu jo ya o chi tsu ki o ka i te i ru jō tai

Word origin

乱れ (midare) is related to 乱れる (midareru), "to become disordered," and names the state produced by that change.

Usage tips

  • Japanese uses 乱れ (midare) for more than messy objects, as in 髪の乱れ (kami no midare) for disheveled hair and 心の乱れ (kokoro no midare) for inner turmoil.

Other meanings

  • disturbancenoun
  • unrestnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 乱れ方midarekataway of becoming disorderednoun
  • 乱れ具合midareguaidegree of disordernoun

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