Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 乱闘(らんとう) in Japanese

乱闘
Kana Reading
らんとう
Romaji
rantō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
    Example sentence
    警官隊はデモ隊と乱闘になった。 The police brawled with the demonstrators.

Examples of 乱闘, らんとう in a sentence

  • 警官隊はデモ隊と乱闘になった。

    The police brawled with the demonstrators.

Kanji in this word

乱 JLPT 2

7 strokes

riot, war, disorder, disturb

On'Yomi: ラン, ロン

Kun'Yomi: みだ.れる, みだ.る, みだ.す, みだ, おさ.める, わた.る

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闘 JLPT 1

18 strokes

fight, war

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: たたか.う, あらそ.う

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