波
なみ
hepburn nami
wave
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 今日は波が高いので、泳がないでください。The waves are high today, so please do not swim.
- 海の波の音を聞くと、心が落ち着きます。Hearing the sound of the ocean waves calms my heart.
Collocations
波が高い波が立つ波の音大きな波高波
Mnemonic
波 nami — the water radical 氵 plus 皮 (skin): the surface of water rippling like a skin — a wave. Kun-yomi なみ; on-yomi は (電波, denpa, "radio waves"). It joins the waterside set 港, 洪水, and 岸 from K-80. The basic phrase is 波が高い (the waves are high).
Quick check
On a day when 波が高い, what is advised at the sea?