波立つ

なみだつ

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to run high; to billow; to swell; to ripple
2. to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart)
3. to be in turmoil; to be in discord; to have troubles; to experience problems

Kanji

• 波 wave. Read as なみ.
• 立 stand. Read as たつ.

Example sentences

• ボートは波立つ水の上で揺れ動いた。
  The boat danced on the choppy water.
• 突然の風で池の表面が波立った。
  A sudden wind agitated the surface of the pond.
• 天の海に雲の波立ち月の船星の林に漕ぎ隠る見ゆ。
  In the heavenly sea, waves of clouds rise; the moon appears as if it were a boat, hidden among the starry groves.

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