JMdict: 1471110
波瀾万丈 【はらんばんじょう】
- [adj-na,adj-no,n] stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings |
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波 | Waves, Billows, Poland | ハ | なみ |
瀾 | Large Waves | ラン | なみ |
万 | Ten Thousand, 10,000 | マン, バン | よろず |
丈 | Length, Ten Shaku, Measure, Mr., Ms., Height, Stature, All (one Has), Only, That's All, Merely | ジョウ | たけ, だけ |