| Kanji | 波 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ハ |
| Kunyomi | なみ |
| Nanori | ひら, みな, みなみ, わ |
| English | waves, billows, Poland |
| Examples | 波(なみ): wave 電波(でんぱ): (1) electro-magnetic wave; radio wave (2) nonsense 津波(つなみ): tsunami; tidal wave 短波(たんぱ): short wave |
| JLPT Level | 2 |
| Jouyou Grade | 3 |
| Frequency | 740 |
| Components | 水: water 皮: pelt; skin; hide; leather; skin radical (no. 107) |
| Number of Strokes | 8 |
| Kanji Radical | 水 |
| Radical Number | 85 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | みず・したみず・さんずい |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | waves |
| Koohii Story 1 | Waves are the ocean´s pelt (skin). |
| Koohii Story 2 | The Inuit used water-proof seal pelts for their kayaks, to travel the waves. |
| RTK Index | 803 |
Tags: jlpt.n2, kanji_nature_weather, grade3, kanjifreq501-750
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Woman 婆 バ ばば、ばあ grandma wet nurse s
Previous card: Pelt radical 皮 skin ヒ かわ hide leather
Up to card list: All in One Kanji Deck (Heisig's RTK Order)