noun

  1. disturbance, trouble, commotion, uproar, turmoil.
  2. ups and downs (e.g. in life), vicissitudes.
  3. small and large waves. Obsolete term. Orig. meaning.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
波乱 はらん
波瀾 はらん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

waves, billows, Poland
ハ なみ わ (3rd, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
pelt, skin, hide
かわ ヒ (3rd, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
riot, war, disorder
ラン みだ.れる ロン (6th, N2)
tongue, reed, clapper
した ゼツ (5th, N1)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
the latter, duplicate, strange
おと- オツ イツ (8th, N1)