乱 disorder

舌 (tongue) + (hook)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes

Onyomi

RAN

Mnemonic

I RAN amok, causing disorder by stabbing folks' tongues with hooks!!

Kunyomi

( を ) みだ*す I mess shit up so it is disorderly
★★☆☆☆
( が ) みだ*れる to be chaotic, to become disordered and messy
★☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

乱暴(らんぼう)

violent ★★★★☆
乱 (disorder) + 暴 (rampage) = 乱暴 (violent)

violent - "He's a violent guy" or "She's a violent /crazy driver" - violent weather, (can be noun OR adjective OR verb!)

混乱(こんらん) する

confusion ★★★☆☆
混 (mix) + 乱 (disorder) = 混乱 (confusion)

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Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
机 desk DIAPER
乱 disorder TONGUE 舌
札 card / label / bill TREE 木
礼 polite NECROPHILIAC ネ

There's a DIAPER on my desk,

so use your TONGUE to clean up that disorder.
The card was printed on TREE bark.
NECROPHILIACS are very polite because they never get a lady pregnant or give her an STD.

Synonyms

violence
乱暴    暴力