Word Meaning 乱暴

らんぼう rambou

乱暴 is read as らんぼう (rambou) and means rape.

Meaning

English

  1. rape
  2. sexual assault
  3. violence
  4. assault
  5. rowdiness
  6. wildness
  7. running riot
  8. rough (handling, language, etc.)

Reading

Kana

らんぼう

Romaji

rambou

Writing Variants

  • 亂暴 らんぼう rambou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Related Words 暴力,暴れる,暴行,リンチ,いじめ,体罰,嫌がらせ,犯す Rank 5798 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

乱暴者

らんぼうもの

thug

乱暴狼藉

らんぼうろうぜき

running amok

乱用

らんよう

abuse

乱れる

みだれる

to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

乱す

みだす

to throw into disorder

乱雑

らんざつ

disorder

乱舞

らっぷ

boisterous dance

乱立

らんりつ

standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers

乱売

らんばい

underselling

乱発

らんぱつ

random firing

乱調

らんちょう

confusion

乱れ

みだれ

disorder

Example Sentences

7

かれはらんぼうなたいどをあらためた。

he corrected his rough and violent behavior.

Don't handle the tools roughly.

The children treated the books roughly.

My brother has been much too rowdy lately.

Don't be rough in speech.

These shoes will stand up to hard use.

You can solve the problem in nonviolent ways.