Japanese symbol for “breakers”
浦波
うらなみ
Romaji: uranami
(seaside) breakers
In Japanese, breakers is 浦波, read うらなみ (uranami).
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Meanings
- n (seaside) breakers
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 津々浦々 | つつうらうら tsutsuuraura | all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of a country |
| 浦辺 | うらべ urabe | seacoast |
| 浦里 | うらざと urazato | village by the sea |
| 浦風 | うらかぜ urakaze | sea breeze |
| 浦人 | うらびと urabito | seaside dweller |
| 電波 | でんぱ denpa | radio wave; reception; signal |
| 津波 | つなみ tsunami | tsunami; tidal wave |
| 波乱 | はらん haran | disturbance; trouble; commotion |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.