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濫
abuse · excess · overflow · indiscriminate
N1On: らん
Memory Aid
Picture a supervisor (監) trying to control a flood (氵) of water, but it's everywhere, flowing in **excess** and **abusing** its boundaries.
Vocabulary
濫用らんようabuse, misuse
氾濫はんらんoverflow, flood
濫発らんぱつoverissue, indiscriminate issue
濫費らんぴwasteful expenditure
濫読らんどくindiscriminate reading
Example Sentences
その会社の権力は濫用されがちだ。
That company's power tends to be abused.
大雨で川が氾濫した。
The river overflowed due to heavy rain.
彼は無責任に冗談を濫発する。
He indiscriminately spouts irresponsible jokes.
公金が不必要に濫費された。
Public funds were unnecessarily wasted.