波乱・波瀾|はらんharan[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundisturbance; trouble; commotion; uproar; turmoil
2. nounups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes
3. nounsmall and large wavesorig. meaning

• Synonym騒動そうどうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A commotion involving many people, as in 「お家騒動」; 「波乱」 focuses on the ups and downs or unexpected turns of a situation.
• Synonym騒ぎさわぎNeutralNeutral. An uproar, noisy disturbance, or troublesome incident; 「波乱」 leans toward a situation's ups and downs.
• SynonymいざこざCasualColloquial. Small disputes and friction; 「波乱」 suggests a situation with big swings.
• SynonymゴタゴタCasualColloquial. A messy tangle of disputes; 「波乱」 is about how a situation shifts.
• RelatedトラブルNeutralNeutral loanword. Trouble, malfunctions, or disputes; 「波乱」 is about ups and downs.
• Related暴動ぼうどうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A crowd rioting and disturbing public order; 「波乱」 is about a situation's ups and downs, not necessarily a mob.
• Related動乱どうらんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Social upheaval or wartime unrest; 「波乱」 need not involve violence.
• Related紛争ふんそうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Disputes and conflicts, as in 「国際紛争」; 「波乱」 is about ups and downs.
• Related激変げきへんWrittenWritten/formal prose. A sudden, drastic change; 「波乱」 carries a sense of the unexpected and of disorder.
• Related騒乱そうらんWrittenWritten/formal prose. A disturbance that throws public order into disarray; 「波乱」 is about ups and downs.
• Related事変じへんWrittenWritten/formal prose. An emergency event or fighting without a formal declaration of war; 「波乱」 is broader.
• Related怒涛どとうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Raging waves, figuratively an unstoppable force; 「波乱」 is about twists and turns.
• Related悶着もんちゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose. A dispute or quarrel, as in 「一悶着ある」; 「波乱」 is about ups and downs.
• Related揉めもめCasualColloquial. Quarrels and disputes, mostly in compounds; 「波乱」 is about ups and downs.
• Related揉め事もめごとNeutralNeutral. Quarrels and disputes; 「波乱」 points to a situation with dramatic rises and falls.
• Related紛擾ふんじょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Turmoil and confusion; 「波乱」 is about shifting, changing circumstances.
• Related風波ふうはWrittenWritten/formal prose. Rough seas, or life's hardships and quarrels; 「波乱」 is about how events unfold.
• Antonym平穏へいおんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Calm with nothing happening; the direct opposite of 「波乱」.
• Antonym平静へいせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Peace and composure; the opposite of the turbulence implied by 「波乱」.

Use 「波乱」 for a situation's ups and downs or unexpected turns, as in 「波乱万丈」 and 「波乱の展開」. For riots and public commotion pick 「騒動」; for disputes or trouble, 「揉め事」 or 「トラブル」; for conflicts, 「紛争」. The opposite of 「波乱」 is 「平穏」.

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1. 大波おおなみと小波こなみ。波濤はとう。
2. 起伏きふく。曲折きょくせつ。変化へんか。
3. 騒さわぎ。もめごと。番狂ばんくるわせ。
4. 相場そうばや株価かぶかの上げ下あげさげが激はげしいこと。