Kanji

瀾

瀾

large waves

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

20 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ラン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

なみ

Example sentences

波瀾万丈 はらんばんじょう
彼女 の 人生 は 実に 波瀾万丈 だった

Her life was truly full of ups and downs.

波瀾 はらん
彼 の 人生 は 波瀾 に 満ちていた 。

His life was full of ups and downs.

万丈 ばんじょう
彼女 の 人生 は 波瀾 万丈 だった 。

Her life was full of ups and downs.

狂瀾怒濤 きょうらんどとう
その 国 は 狂瀾怒濤 の 時代 を 迎えた

That country entered a turbulent era.

波瀾曲折 はらんきょくせつ
この プロジェクト は 波瀾曲折 を 経て 、 ようやく 完成 に 漕ぎ着けた 。

This project went through many ups and downs and finally reached completion.

Example Vocabulary

波瀾万丈

はらんばんじょう

full of ups and downs; stormy; dramatic

波瀾

はらん

commotion; disturbance; ups and downs

狂瀾

きょうらん

狂瀾怒濤

きょうらんどとう

raging waves; turbulent era

狂瀾怒涛

波瀾曲折

はらんきょくせつ

ups and downs; twists and turns; complicated course

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