noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. violence, assault, rowdiness, wildness, running riot.

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. rough (handling, language, etc.), reckless, careless, coarse, rude, unreasonable (e.g. demand), wild (e.g. argument).

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. rape, sexual assault.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
乱暴 らんぼう
亂暴 らんぼう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

riot, war, disorder
ラン みだ.れる ロン (6th, N2)
tongue, reed, clapper
した ゼツ (5th, N1)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
the latter, duplicate, strange
おと- オツ イツ (8th, N1)
outburst, rave, fret
ボウ あば.く バク (5th, N2)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
together, both, neither
とも キョウ (4th, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ