波 — kanji meaning “waves”
波
waves, billows, Poland
- Meanings
- waves, billows, Poland
- On'yomi
- ハ (ha)
- Kun'yomi
- なみ
- Name readings
- ひら、みな、みなみ、わ
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #740 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- bō, pō — Chinese character page
Words with 波
| 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) |
| 波紋 | はもん hamon | ripple; ring on the water |
| 短波 | たんぱ tanpa | short wave |
| 波及 | はきゅう hakyuu | spread; extension; influence |
| 寒波 | かんぱ kanpa | cold wave |
| 脳波 | のうは nouha | brain waves |
| 音波 | おんぱ onpa | sound wave; acoustic wave |
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