Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. 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.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
波立つ なみだつ

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)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)