波 — waves, billows, poland

なみ波 waves

Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes

U+6CE2 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #740 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #866 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

waves
billows
poland

word

なみ nami Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

波(なみ) nami wave 岩(いわ) 波(なみ) iwanami Iwanami (publisher name) 岩(いわ) 波(なみ) 書(しょ) 店(てん) iwanamishoten Iwanami Shoten (publisher) 津(つ) 波(なみ) tsunami tsunami

は・ぱ ha On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

電(でん) 波(ぱ) denpa radio wave 波(は) 動(どう) hadou wave motion 波(は) 長(ちょう) hachou wavelength 地(ち) 上(じょう) 波(は) chijouha terrestrial broadcasting 音(おん) 波(ぱ) onpa sound wave 周(しゅう) 波(は) 数(すう) shuuhasuu frequency 電(でん) 磁(じ) 波(は) denjiha electromagnetic wave 波(は) 及(きゅう) hakyuu spreading

Appears in idioms

波及効果四字熟語

waves, reach out, merit, fruit

波乱万丈四字熟語

waves, riot, ten thousand, length

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Components

Composed of

氵 water (left form)

かわ皮 pelt #107

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ばば婆 old woman

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#85 水 water

波 — waves, billows, poland

Meanings

word

なみ nami Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

は・ぱ ha On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (1)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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波 — waves, billows, poland

Meanings

word

なみ nami Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

は ・ぱ ha On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (1)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

は・ぱ ha On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).