Illustration: At a community hall washbasin, a child repeatedly presses a liquid-soap pump even though both hands are already buried in foam. Thick suds spill over the basin rim and trail toward the floor, while a nearly depleted refill bottle stands nearby.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

乱らん用よう

ran'you

abuse, misuse

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは特権とっけんを乱用らんようしたに違ちがいない。

    He must have abused the privilege.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 薬くすりが乱用らんようされると、人々ひとびとの健康けんこうを害がいする可能性かのうせいがある。

    If the medicine is abused, people can ruin their health.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれは職権しょっけんを乱用らんようする。

    He abuses his authority.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 乱用

  • 乱riot; warOnラン・ロンKunみだれる・みだる・みだす
  • 用utilize; businessOnヨウKunもちいる

A word like this on every new tab

The Bebop Chrome extension shows one illustrated Japanese word each time you open a new tab in Chrome, with its reading, meaning, kanji and three example sentences. Choose any mix of levels from N5 to beyond N1. It’s free, with no account.

The Bebop new tab showing 音楽, music, over an illustration of a family playing music at home, with three example sentences
Add to Chrome Free on the Chrome Web Store
For Chrome on a computer. See it on the Chrome Web Store