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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3

JLPT level: N2

740 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: waves, billows, Poland

Kunyomi: なみ

Onyomi: ハ

Composition: 氵 皮

波

Radical

Radical: 水

Reading: さんずい

Meaning: water

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

波紋(はもん)   ripple [n.]

波長(はちょう)   wavelength

波止場(はとば)   wharf, jetty

電磁波(でんじは)   electromagnetic waves

電波(でんぱ)   radio wave

音波(おんぱ)   sound wave

寒波(かんぱ)   a cold snap

波(なみ)   wave [n.]

波乗り(なみのり)   surfing

津波(つなみ)   tsunami, tidal wave

人波(ひとなみ)   surging crowd, stampede

波打つ(なみうつ)   dash against, undulate, heave

Onyomi Examples

波 (ハ) counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)

波及 (ハキュウ) spread, extension, influence, aftereffect, ripple

低周波 (テイシュウハ) low frequency

横波 (ヨコナミ) transverse wave, beam sea

Kunyomi Examples

波 (なみ) wave, ups and downs

波間 (なみま) interval between the waves, gap between waves

高波 (たかなみ) high waves, heavy seas

横波 (よこなみ) transverse wave, beam sea

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