激動

Dramatic upheaval, turbulence, or violent change.

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激動する suru verb

Noun, Suru verb

Upheaval" / "Turbulence

Describes violent shaking or a period of drastic, tumultuous change that unsettles the existing order.

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幕末は激動の時代だった。

The end of the Edo period was a time of great upheaval.

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激動

げきどう

Dramatic upheaval, turbulence, or violent change.

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