Today’s Kanji is “波” (nami); Kanji for “wave”.
Handwritten Kanji “波” (nami)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “波”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 波 | ハ なみ |
ha nami |
8 | 氵 | wave |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “波”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 波に乗る | なみにのる | Nami ni noru | Catch a wave |
| 津波 | つなみ | Tsunami | Tsunami (Seismic sea wave) |
| 電磁波 | でんじは | Denjiha | Electromagnetic waves |
