Japanese symbol for “corrugated”
波型
なみがた
Romaji: namigata
corrugated
In Japanese, corrugated is 波型, read なみがた (namigata).
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Meanings
- adj-no corrugated
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “corrugated”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刻々 | ぎざぎざ gizagiza | notched; serrated; jagged |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 難波 | なにわ naniwa | Naniwa (former name for Osaka region) |
| 波長 | はちょう hachou | wavelength |
| 周波数 | しゅうはすう shuuhasuu | frequency (esp. of waveforms) |
| 大型 | おおがた oogata | large; large-sized; large-scale |
| 体型 | たいけい taikei | figure; body shape; build |
See also: Chinese symbol for “corrugated”.
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.