怒ど涛とう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

surging waves; raging billows

Literary word for violently rough seas. Often used metaphorically.

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Figurative use describing a situation, event, or emotion that is wildly chaotic or intense. Commonly used as 怒涛の〜.

怒ど涛とうのように〈動どう詞し〉to do something in an overwhelming, relentless surge
注ちゅう文もんが怒ど涛とうのように押おし寄よせてきた。
Orders came flooding in one after another like a raging tide.
怒ど涛とうの〈時とき〉a hectic, breathlessly busy period of time
先せん週しゅうは怒ど涛とうの一いっ週しゅう間かんだった。
Last week was a whirlwind, non-stop week.

荒あら波なみ sense 1
怒涛 conveys a violent, overwhelming surge often used figuratively for chaotic situations, while 荒波 simply describes rough sea waves without that strong metaphorical force.
激げき動どうN1sense 2
激動 describes violent upheaval, typically in social or political contexts, whereas 怒涛 evokes an unstoppable, surging rush of events or emotions.
波は浪ろう sense 1
波浪 is a neutral, technical term for ocean waves (as in weather reports), while 怒涛 is a literary word emphasizing their violent, raging force.

怒ど涛とうUsage35%
Standard modern spelling. The kanji 涛 is a simplified form of 濤.
怒ど濤とうUsage64%
Traditional kyūjitai spelling; still seen in literary or formal contexts.
ドトウUsage<1%

Compound of 怒 (do, 'angry, raging') and 涛 (tō, 'large waves'). The spelling 涛 is a simplified form of 濤.