NichiDict

激動

げきどう
[gekidou]

Meanings

1.NounNoun・suruIntransitive

violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement

Examples

激動の時代を生き抜いた人々がいる。

There are people who survived through turbulent times.

社会は激動の渦中にあった。

Society was in the midst of upheaval.

激動する世界情勢に注目が集まる。

Attention is focused on the turbulent world situation.