渾沌（こんとん）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: chaos / disorder
Example sentences
- 開始直後、現場は渾沌としていた。 — Right after it began, the scene was total chaos.
- 渾沌の中から新しい秩序が生まれる。 — A new order emerges out of chaos.
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