JLPT N2 · 8 strokes
Kanji 波: "waves, billows, Poland"
The kanji 波 means "waves, billows, Poland". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ハ in on'yomi and なみ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
なみ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | waves, billows, Poland |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 740 of 2,501 |
Common words with 波
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 波wave; billow; ripple; breaker · ups and downs
- 電波radio wave; reception; signal · saying strange things
- 波打つto dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll · to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart); to undulate
- 衝撃波shock wave
- 波counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
- 波動wave motion; undulation; surge · wave
- 波紋ripple; ring on the water · repercussions
- 余波waves that remain after the wind has subsided · after-effect; aftermath
- 津波tsunami; tidal wave
- 波乱disturbance; trouble; commotion; uproar · ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes
- 人波surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
- 波長wavelength
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