乱軍|らんぐんrangun[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- nounmelee
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related立ち回りたちまわりNeutralA fight scene, most often the staged combat of film or theater; it can also mean how one conducts oneself in dealing with others.
- Related格闘かくとうNeutralHand-to-hand combat, and by extension struggling with a difficult problem or task; far broader in range than 「乱軍」.
- Related乱闘らんとうNeutralA confused brawl with many people mixed up in the fighting; close to 「乱軍」 but not confined to the battlefield.
- Related殴り合いなぐりあいCasualColloquial for people trading punches with their fists, in any setting; 「乱軍」 is specifically a melee on the battlefield.
- Related取っ組み合いとっくみあいNeutralTwo people seizing and wrestling each other; a far smaller-scale scuffle than the battlefield melee of 「乱軍」.
- Related組み打ちくみうちNeutralWrestling with an opponent one-on-one, or closing in and cutting down an enemy on the battlefield; the emphasis is on a single pair locked together.
- Related揉み合いもみあいNeutralA crowd shoving and pulling at one another, in a heated clash or brawl; the image is people packed together, while 「乱軍」 is a battlefield melee.
- Related大立ち回りおおたちまわりNeutralA large-scale fight scene, mostly in drama or used figuratively.
- Antonym整軍WrittenA rare term of written prose for reorganizing or regrouping troops; it contrasts with 「乱軍」, where friend and foe mingle and formations collapse into chaos.
Use 「乱軍」 for a chaotic melee of enemy and ally on the battlefield. For everyday group brawls pick 「乱闘」, for two people grappling 「取っ組み合い」, and for crowds shoving and scuffling 「揉み合い」.
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