Word Meaning 波乱万丈

はらんばんじょう harambanjou

波乱万丈 is read as はらんばんじょう (harambanjou) and means stormy and full of drama.

Meaning

English

  1. stormy and full of drama
  2. many drastic events in the course of events
  3. full of ups and downs
  4. with many vicissitudes

Reading

Kana

はらんばんじょう

Romaji

harambanjou

Writing Variants

  • 波瀾万丈 はらんばんじょう harambanjou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Yojijukugo Rank 106763 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

気炎万丈

きえんばんじょう

in high spirits

万丈

ばんじょう

hurrah!

波乱

はらん

small and large waves

波乱曲折

はらんきょくせつ

very involved and troublesome situation

黄塵万丈

こうじんばんじょう

rising cloud of (yellowish) dust

千波万波

せんぱばんぱ

many waves

乱波

らっぱ

spy

波浪

はろう

waves

波及

はきゅう

spread

波紋

はもん

repercussions

波離間投げ

はりまなげ

backward belt throw

波状攻撃

はじょうこうげき

attacking in waves

Example Sentences

1

A stormy life? It's fine to watch that kind of thing on TV but I wouldn't actually want to live it.