Word Meaning 波風を立てる

なみかぜをたてる namikaze o tateru

波風を立てる is read as なみかぜをたてる (namikaze o tateru) and means to make trouble.

Meaning

English

to make trouble
to make waves
to cause discord

Reading

Kana

なみかぜをたてる

Romaji

namikaze o tateru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 69624 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

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波風が立つ

なみかぜがたつ

to be discordant

波風

なみかぜ

hardships

波立つ

なみだつ

to wave (e.g. in the wind)

風波

ふうは

hardships (of life)

暴風津波

ぼうふうつなみ

storm surge

風津波

かぜつなみ

storm surge

波を切る

なみをきる

to cut one's way through the waves

波に乗る

なみにのる

to go with the flow

波間

なみま

interval between the waves

波

なみ

ups and downs

波長

はちょう

wavelength

波乱

はらん

small and large waves

Example Sentences

いらぬ告げ口をして彼らの結婚生活に波風を立てることはない。

There's no need to tell on him and mess up their marriage.