Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 波瀾万丈(はらんばんじょう) in Japanese

波瀾万丈, 波乱万丈
Kana Reading
はらんばんじょう
Romaji
haranbanjō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
    Example sentence
    一生波瀾万丈であった His life was full of ups and downs.

Examples of 波瀾万丈, 波乱万丈, はらんばんじょう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

3 strokes

length, 10feet, measure, Mr., Ms., height, stature, all (one has), only, that's all, merely

On'Yomi: ジョウ

Kun'Yomi: たけ, だけ

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JLPT 2

7 strokes

riot, war, disorder, disturb

On'Yomi: ラン, ロン

Kun'Yomi: みだ.れる, みだ.る, みだ.す, みだ, おさ.める, わた.る

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JLPT 2

8 strokes

waves, billows, Poland

On'Yomi: ハ

Kun'Yomi: なみ

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

ten thousand, 10,000

On'Yomi: マン, バン

Kun'Yomi: よろず

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20 strokes

large waves

On'Yomi: ラン

Kun'Yomi: なみ

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