Meaning

Primary

Violent

Alternatives

Violence, Assault

Word Type

noun, verbal noun, な adjective

Explanation

Riot and violence. That sounds terrible! That sounds like a place full of violence, because rioting is violent and violence is violent too!

Reading

らんぼう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

乱暴なやつは大きらいだ!

I hate violent people!

その男は少女に乱暴したつみでたいほされた。

That man got arrested for assaulting a girl.

「父さん、友達が僕のこと、乱暴だって言うんだ。」「それがどうした。そんな奴の言うことなんかどうでもいいよ。そんな馬鹿たれ、こてんぱにしてやれ!」

"Dad, my friend says I’m violent." "So what? Who cares what he thinks? Just beat the stupid guy up!"

Kanji Composition