NichiDict

起伏

N1
きふく
[kifuku]
Illustration for 起伏

Meanings

1.NounNoun・suruIntransitive

undulation

2.NounNoun・suruIntransitive

ups and downs; highs and lows

Examples

この地域は起伏に富んだ地形が続いている。

This region has a landscape of rolling, undulating terrain.

彼の人生は起伏が激しく、波乱に満ちていた。

It was a life full of ups and downs.

山道は起伏が激しく、歩くのに苦労した。

The mountain trail had steep ups and downs, and it was hard to walk.