How to say 'Wave' in Japanese | 波

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The Japanese word for Wave is 'Nami', written as 波 in Japanese.'Wave' in hiragana is なみ.

word

波

Meaning

Wave

Reading

なみ

nami

Kanji

波Wave

Explanation

The Japanese noun '波 (なみ)' means 'wave'. This word is primarily used to describe the physical waves of water, such as ocean waves. However, it can also be used metaphorically to describe waves in other contexts, such as sound waves or emotional waves. For example: The waves are high today「今日は波が高い」(きょうはなみがたかい). I can hear the sound of the waves「波の音が聞こえる」(なみのおとがきこえる). In a metaphorical sense, it can describe fluctuations, such as 'a wave of emotions'「感情の波」(かんじょうのなみ).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1764

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 波

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

波

Meaning

Wave

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