乱闘|らんとうrantou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbconfused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 乱闘する（らんとうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 乱闘します（らんとうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 乱闘しない（らんとうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 乱闘しません（らんとうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 乱闘せず・乱闘せぬ（らんとうせず・らんとうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 乱闘した（らんとうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 乱闘しました（らんとうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 乱闘しなかった（らんとうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 乱闘しませんでした（らんとうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 乱闘して（らんとうして） |
| Potential | 乱闘できる（らんとうできる） |
| Passive | 乱闘される（らんとうされる） |
| Causative | 乱闘させる（らんとうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 乱闘させられる（らんとうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 乱闘すれば（らんとうすれば） |
| tara | 乱闘したら（らんとうしたら） |
| Volitional | 乱闘しよう（らんとうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 乱闘しましょう（らんとうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 乱闘しろ（らんとうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym立ち回りたちまわりNeutralA fight scene, as in plays and films; also one's conduct and dealings, as in 「立ち回りがうまい」.
- Related騒動そうどうNeutralUproar or disturbance, from riots to media firestorms; much broader in scope than 「乱闘」 and not necessarily involving fighting.
- Related乱軍らんぐんWrittenA battlefield melee; a military and historical term belonging to written prose, unlike the general 「乱闘」.
- Related殴り合いなぐりあいNeutralMutual punching; the emphasis is on blows exchanged, and it does not necessarily involve many people the way 「乱闘」 does.
- Related取っ組み合いとっくみあいCasualFighting in a tangled grapple; colloquial, and focused on the grappling itself rather than the mass chaos of 「乱闘」.
- Related格闘かくとうNeutralHand-to-hand combat, also figuratively wrestling with a difficult problem; tends to be one-on-one, unlike the mass 「乱闘」.
- Related組み打ちくみうちNeutralGrappling with an opponent; also defeating an enemy in hand-to-hand combat on the battlefield. Focuses on two people, unlike the mass brawl of 「乱闘」.
- Related揉み合いもみあいNeutralA crowd shoving and jostling, sometimes breaking into a scuffle; also used of a deadlocked market. Milder than 「乱闘」.
- Related大立ち回りおおたちまわりNeutralA scene of people punching and kicking away in a big free-for-all; often used of violent fights in drama or real life.
- Antonym和平わへいWrittenPeace, as in the ending of war; a written, formal term opposite in meaning to the fighting of 「乱闘」.
- Antonym協調きょうちょうNeutralCooperation and harmony between opposing sides; the opposite of the free-for-all fighting of 「乱闘」.
Use 「乱闘」 for many people mixed together in a chaotic mass fight, as in 「乱闘騒ぎ」. For mutual punching say 「殴り合い」, for grappling 「取っ組み合い」, for shoving 「揉み合い」. 「騒動」 covers broader unrest without necessarily fighting, 「格闘」 is one-on-one combat, and 「乱軍」 is a historical battlefield melee.
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