Meaning

Primary

Melee

Alternative

Free For All

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A riot of war is where things go nuts. This is a melee! A free for all!

Reading

らんせん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

あの試合はまれに見る乱戦だった。

That game was a free for all that we don't see very often.

ちょっと乱戦気味になったけど、勝てたからオールオッケー!

Things turned into a bit of a free-for-all, but since we won, it's all good!

セール初日、モールは人でごった返しになり、まるで大乱戦のようだった。

On the first day of the sale, the mall became super crowded, like it was some kind of battle royal.

Kanji Composition