動乱

どうらん

Meanings

1. Noun disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot

Kanji

• 動 move. Read as ドウ.
• 乱 disorder. Read as ラン.

Example sentences

• 動乱は3日間続いた。
  The unrest lasted three days.

Words containing 動乱

• スエズ動乱 (スエズどうらん) Suez Crisis (1956)
• 朝鮮動乱 (ちょうせんどうらん) Korean War (1950-1953)

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