乱用

See also: 亂用

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 亂用 (“to misuse; to abuse”).
(This term, 乱用, is the simplified form of 亂用.)
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
らん
Grade: 6
よう
Grade: 2
on’yomi kan’on
Alternative spellings
亂用 (kyūjitai)
濫用

Etymology

From earlier 濫用 (ran'yō). (ran, disorder) is a daiyōji replacing (ran, excessive; superfluous).

Pronunciation

Noun

(らん)(よう) (ran'yō) 

  1. misuse, abuse
    (やく)(ぶつ)(らん)(よう)
    yakubutsu ran'
    drug abuse
    (しょっ)(けん)(らん)(よう)
    shokkenran'
    abuse of authority
  2. overuse

Verb

(らん)(よう)する (ran'yō suru) transitive suru (stem (らん)(よう) (ran'yō shi), past (らん)(よう)した (ran'yō shita))

  1. to misuse, to abuse
  2. to overuse

Conjugation

References

  1. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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