波
Poland, billows, waves

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ハ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

なみ

Nanori (名乗り)

ひらみなみなみわ

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:3
Strokes:8
JLPT:2
Frequency:740

Vocabulary

ハ

WordReadingMeaning
伊呂波イロハtraditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
周波数シュウハスウfrequency (esp. of waveforms)
脳波ノウハbrain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
波及ハキュウspread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
波長ハチョウwavelength

Other

WordReadingMeaning
寒波かんぱcold wave
荒波あらなみraging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
高波たかなみhigh waves; heavy seas
津波つなみtsunami; tidal wave
電波でんぱradio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

没
die, disappear, drown, fall into, hide, sink
Grade 8JLPT 1
披
expose, open
Grade 8JLPT 1
婆
grandma, old woman, wet nurse
Grade 8JLPT 1
疲
exhausted, tire, weary
Grade 8JLPT 3
皮
hide, leather, pelt, skin, skin radical (no. 107)
Grade 3JLPT 2
彼
he, that, the
Grade 8JLPT 3
被
be exposed (film), brood over, cover, incur, put on, receiving, shelter, veil, wear
Grade 8JLPT 2
渡
cross, deliver, diameter, ferry, ford, import, migrate, transit
Grade 8JLPT 3
染
color, dye, paint, print, stain
Grade 6JLPT 1
洗
inquire into, probe, wash
Grade 6JLPT 3