起伏 (きふく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

起伏 (きふく) means undulation / rise and fall.

See example sentences below.

起伏 at a glance

起伏

きふくkifuku

N1noun

undulation / rise and fall

起伏きふくkifukuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

undulation / rise and fall

Example 1

山の起伏がはっきり見える。

Translation

The undulations of the mountain are clearly visible.

Example 2

気持ちの起伏が激しい人だ。

Translation

He is a person with strong emotional ups and downs.