Kanji1 / 8
波 kanji
waves, billows, Poland
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
On readings
ハ
Kun readings
なみ
Words with 波
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N2電波Popularradio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
- N1短波Popularshort wave
- —寒波Popularcold wave
- —脳波Popularbrain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
- —波及Popularspread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
- —波長Popularwavelength
- —波紋Popularripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
- —波浪Popularwaves; billows; surge
- —余波Popularwaves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
- —波乱Populardisturbance; trouble; commotion; uproar; turmoil; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
- —周波数Popularfrequency (esp. of waveforms)
- —防波堤Popularbreakwater; mole
- —超音波Popularultrasonic waves; ultrasound
- —波乱万丈Popularstormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
- —波瀾万丈Popularstormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
- —波counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
- —β波beta wave
- —音波sound wave; acoustic wave
- —旧波old school; old style; conservative people
- —巨波billow; large wave