[波] Handwritten Kanji for wave and its Readings, Radical and Usage

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