荒波

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 荒波, read あらなみ, denotes rough sea waves or figurative hardships that buffet a person.
• Basic usage: It covers rough sea waves crossed by a boat and figurative hardships encountered in society.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Literal waves and figurative hardship
  • The basic sense is turbulent sea waves, which can figuratively represent a difficult environment or ordeal.