波乱
はらん
Also written 波瀾
Meanings
- Noun disturbance; trouble; commotion; uproar; turmoil
- ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes
- small and large waves (orig. meaning)
Kanji
Example sentences
- 波乱万丈の人生か。テレビでみるのはいいけど、わが身に置きかえれば結構きついね。
A stormy life? It's fine to watch that kind of thing on TV but I wouldn't actually want to live it. - 彼の一生は波瀾万丈であった。
His life was full of ups and downs. - トムは波乱のスタートを切った。
Tom is off to a rocky start. - 彼の人生は波瀾万丈だね。
His life is full of ups and downs.