# 胴乱
## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 胴 | 乱 |
| どう Grade: S | らん Grade: 6 |
| kan'yōon | on'yomi |
* Alternative spellings
* 胴亂 (kyūjitai) 筒卵 (archaic) 銃卵 (archaic)
Derivation unknown.
First cited to the 膏薬煉 (Kōyaku-neri), the title of a 狂言 (kyōgen, “farcical interlude”) song dating to the late 1500s, early 1600s.
Originally referred to a leather oblong bag hung from one's waist, used for storing bullets, as also described in the 1603 日葡辞書 (Nippo Jisho). Over time, other uses and materials came into fashion, such as use as a handbag or tobacco pouch, or manufacture from 羅紗 (rasha, “woolen felt”). By the early Meiji period (1868­–1912), leather was again a popular material, and uses had evolved to include everything from handbags to satchels.
In roughly the first decade of the Meiji period, this term was mostly displaced by the term 鞄 (kaban), and usage of this term 胴乱 (dōran) became restricted.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) どーらん [dòóráń] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [do̞ːɾã̠ɴ]

#### Noun

胴(どう)乱(らん) • (dōran)
* [late 1500s–late 1600s] (archaic, possibly obsolete) a shot bag, an oblong pouch or box for storing bullets on one's belt
    Synonym: 弾薬盒 (dan'yakugō, literally “gunpowder box”)
* [late 1600s–1870s] (archaic) a pouch or bag, such as a tobacco pouch, a handbag, or satchel, hung from one's 帯 (obi, “sash or belt”), kept in the hand, or slung over one's shoulder
    Synonyms: (modern term) 鞄 (kaban), 手胴乱 (te dōran, literally “hand pouch”), 肩掛け胴乱 (katakake dōran, literally “shoulder-hanging pouch”)
* [from late 1800s] (dated) an oblong metal box generally slung over one's shoulder and used to hold and protect fruit, vegetables, or other food while harvesting
* [from early 1900s] a train conductor's bag, used to hold signaling lights and flags, keys, and other things needed for their duties

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 胴 | 乱 |
| どう Grade: S (ateji) | らん Grade: 6 (ateji) |
| kan'yōon | on'yomi |
* Alternative spelling
* 胴亂 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 胴乱 – see the following entry. :
| 【ドーラン】 | [noun] [from 1930] greasepaint, theater makeup Alternative spelling 動乱 |
(This term, 胴乱, is an alternative spelling (archaic) of the above term.) :

### References

* 1 2 “胴乱”, in 世界大百科事典 第２版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
* 1 2 3 4 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* ↑ Ishizuka, Harumichi (1976 [1603]) 日葡辞書: パリ本 [Nippo Jisho: Paris edition / Vocabulary of the Language of Japan]‎ (overall work in Japanese and Portuguese), Tōkyō: Bensei Publishing, entry online here, just below the highlighted term: Dôran. Bolſa, ou ſaco grande de couro pera meter peloura, & pilouros, &c.
* ↑ “胴乱”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* 1 2 “胴乱”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* ↑ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN