あら
荒
なみ
波

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. raging waves, stormy seas.

noun

  1. hardships, troubles, adversities.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あら
荒
なみ
波
 荒波 あらなみ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

laid waste, rough, rude
あら.い　あ.らす　コウ (7th, N2)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
a watery waste, to reach
deceased, the late, dying
ボウ　な.い　モウ (6th, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ　セン　か (1st, N5)
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)