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  1. Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    彼の一生は波瀾万丈であった。
    His life was full of ups and downs.

Also written 波瀾万丈【はらんばんじょう】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
波
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

waves, billows, Poland

Kun
なみ
On
ハ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N2
Frequency
740 of 2500
Radical
水 water
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

汁皮又

Used in names as

ひらみなみなみわ

Words starting with 波Words ending in 波Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3a5.9The Kanji Dictionary
3414.7Four corner code
367deroo
6ce2Unicode hex code
1-39-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2529Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3101New Nelson (John Haig)
330New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
388Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
245Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
292Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
803Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
866Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
606A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
596Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
484Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17308Morohashi
367A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
666Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
677Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
298sakade
677Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
387henshall3
309Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
913Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1177Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
811Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bo1, po1Pinyin reading
paKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
乱
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

riot, war, disorder, disturb

Kun
みだ.れるみだ.るみだ.すみだおさ.めるわた.る
On
ランロン
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N2
Frequency
755 of 2500
Radical
乙 second
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

乙口舌

Used in names as

ら

Words starting with 乱Words ending in 乱Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-6-1SKIP code
3d4.21The Kanji Dictionary
2261.0Four corner code
2256deroo
4e71Unicode hex code
1-45-80JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3856Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
60New Nelson (John Haig)
1260New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1611Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
846Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1161Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
72Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
76Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
734A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
437Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
912Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
187Morohashi
989A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
689Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
702Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
290Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
999henshall3
856Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
932Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
28Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
72Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
luan4Pinyin reading
ranKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level
万
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

ten thousand, 10,000

Kun
よろず
On
マンバン
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
375 of 2500
Radical
一 one
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

｜ノ一

Used in names as

かずまゆる

Words starting with 万Words ending in 万Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-2-1, 4-3-1SKIP code
0a3.8The Kanji Dictionary
1022.7Four corner code
3145deroo
4e07Unicode hex code
1-43-92JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
7New Nelson (John Haig)
2936New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3653Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1865Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2542Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
64Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
68Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
96A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
43Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
84Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10Morohashi
392A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
16Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
16Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
320sakade
3Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
227henshall3
86Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
215crowley
13Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
8Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
64Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wan4, mo4Pinyin reading
man, mugKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
丈
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

length, ten shaku, measure, Mr., Ms., height, stature, all (one has), only, that's all, merely

Kun
たけだけ
On
ジョウ
Strokes
3
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1375 of 2500
Radical
一 one
WaniKani
Level 15

Built from

ノ一丶

Used in names as

ともますら

Words starting with 丈Words ending in 丈Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
4-3-4SKIP code
0a3.26The Kanji Dictionary
5000.0Four corner code
1466deroo
4e08Unicode hex code
1-30-70JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
151Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5New Nelson (John Haig)
3419New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4227Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2136Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2885Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
691Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
746Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1317A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
36Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
962Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11Morohashi
1415A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1325Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1408Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1025Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1010Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1272Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
7Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
698Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhang4Pinyin reading
jangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15WaniKani level