Chaos in Japanese Characters

The word "chaos" written in the Japanese characters.
Its pronounced as [kaos].
In academic situations, this word is usually used to mean "chaos".
Japanese translation of "Chaos" by James Gleick

Another word to represent "chaos" in Japanese. It is pronounced as [konton].
It is more literary than [kaos].
This word is used in the title of the translation of
the famous book "Order out of chaos" by Prigogine/Stenger.
Japanese translation of "Order out of chaos" by Prigogine/Stenger
Introduction to Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics