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波 — 8 strokes / Radical「氵」

道
8Elementary year 3 / 8 strokes / Radical「氵」
On
ハは · ha
Kun
なみnami
Meaning
wave

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

水 (water) + 皮 (sound) — the waves on the surface of water.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onハはha波浪はろう波及はきゅう電波でんぱ
Kunなみnami波なみ波立つなみだつ荒波あらなみ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 電波でんぱ

    radio wave

  • 波止場はとば

    wharf, pier

More words with this kanji

  • 波紋はもん
  • 防波堤ぼうはてい
  • 津波つなみ
  • 波濤はとう
  • 弖爾乎波てにをは
  • 波瀾はらん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

海(うみ)の 波(なみ)が きれいです。

The waves of the sea are beautiful.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

波止場波止場電波波場place止to sto…電electr…決decide注pour泳swim油oil洋ocean巴comma…把grasp芭banana…怕to fea…杷rake
CompoundRadicalReading

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