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波
なみ
N3
noun
Meanings
1
wave
2
billow
3
ripple
4
ups and downs
5
(something) advancing step by step
6
(something) surging forward inopposably
7
succession of changes
8
tendency
Example sentence
喜びの波は解き放たれた私の心を漂う。
Waves of joy drift through my opened heart.
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Kanji in this word
波
Waves, Billows, Poland
8 strokes
More words with
波
津波
つなみ ·
tsunami
N1
電波
でんぱ ·
electro-magnetic wave
N2
晩香波
バンクーバー ·
Vancouver
伊呂波
いろは ·
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary
寒波
かんぱ ·
cold wave
Full entry on Jisho
波長
はちょう ·
wavelength
波紋
はもん ·
ripple
短波
たんぱ ·
short wave
N1
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