Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

    corruption (of order, public morals, etc.); subversion; degradation

  2. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    collapse (of an organization, system, etc.); falling apart

Also written 潰乱【かいらん】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

demolition, break, destroy

Kun
こわ.すこわ.れるやぶ.る
On
カイ
Strokes
16
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
727 of 2500
Radical
earth
WaniKani
Level 29

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-13SKIP code
3b13.3The Kanji Dictionary
4413.2Four corner code
1465deroo
58caUnicode hex code
1-18-85JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1147Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1102New Nelson (John Haig)
756New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
934Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
524Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
684Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
400Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
427Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1266A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2602Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1578Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5541PMorohashi
1066A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1407Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1496Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1171Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1822Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1038Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
390Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
407Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
huai4, pi1Pinyin reading
koeKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
29WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

riot, war, disorder, disturb

Kun
みだ.れるみだ.るみだ.すみだおさ.めるわた.る
On
ランロン
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N2
Frequency
755 of 2500
Radical
second
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-6-1SKIP code
3d4.21The Kanji Dictionary
2261.0Four corner code
2256deroo
4e71Unicode hex code
1-45-80JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3856Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
60New Nelson (John Haig)
1260New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1611Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
846Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1161Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
72Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
76Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
734A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
437Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
912Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
187Morohashi
989A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
689Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
702Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
290Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
999henshall3
856Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
932Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
28Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
72Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
luan4Pinyin reading
ranKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level