Keyword
a wave
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig866
Readings
なみ
(48%)
は
(37%)
ぱ
(10%)
わ
(1%)
Composed of
water drops
skin (of an animal or a plant)
Used in kanji (2 in total)
old woman
spinach
Used in vocabulary (495 in total)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
tsunami; tidal wave
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
high waves; heavy seas
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
water's edge; beach; foreshore
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
billow; surge; large wave
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
electromagnetic wave
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
to have repercussions
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
sound wave; acoustic wave
heat wave
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
to go with the flow; to go with the times
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
giant tsunami (over 3m in height according to the JMA definition); giant tidal wave
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
the sound of waves
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
cold wave
to cause repercussions
high frequency; HF
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
Poland
interval between the waves; gap between waves
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
University of Tsukuba
to cause a stir; to have repercussions; to generate controversy
gravitational wave; gravity wave
ripple (on water); wavelet
wave crest; whitecaps
ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite); terrestrial; over-the-air; terrestrial broadcasting; over-the-air broadcasting
Iwanami Shoten, Publishers (publisher)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
waves; billows; surge
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
telepathy; thought waves
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
sea spray; spindrift
wavelike; in waves; undulation
to be discordant; to have discord
electromagnetic interference; radio interference
Awa Odori Festival (Tokushima)
one's increasing age; approaching old age; aging steadily
ripples on a river
waving heads (of grain)
tsunami (caused by an earthquake)
Awa Odori Festival (Tokushima)
ripple effect; spillover effect; propagation effect
short wave
wind and waves; rough seas; discord; quarrel; hardships (of life); adversity
sea spray; spindrift
light waves
to cut one's way through the waves
to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances
frequency band; waveband
radio waves, as sent out and received by people's minds
wave-dissipating concrete block; tetrapod
wave height
frequency hijacking; broadcast signal intrusion
amorous glance; wink
cold snap; wave of extremely cold weather
cycle; wave; frequency
someone who has wild fantasies; someone who hears voices; someone who is crazy
backwash; rip current; stern wave; drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest)
wavy line
water's edge; beach; foreshore
ultrasound examination; ultrasound scan; ultrasonography
transverse wave; beam sea
hadouken (fireball attack from the Street Fighter series)
thug; hooligan; ruffian; (arch.) spy
high wave advisory; high seas advisory
battle cry; war cry
raging waves; battle cry; war cry
wave-dissipating concrete block; tetrapod
to cause a stir; to create a stir; to make a stir; to cause repercussions
Ningbo (China)
nobody can win against advancing age
prajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)
seawall; tsunami wall
sea route
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
golden waves; moonlight
S-wave (e.g. of earthquake); secondary wave
P-wave (e.g. of earthquake); primary wave
the six virtues (perfections) a Buddha elect practices to attain supreme enlightenment
ultrahigh frequency; UHF; ultrashort waves
electroencephalograph; EEG
rough waves; raging waves; stormy seas
breakwater; mole; seawall
reflected wave; rebounded wave; echo
pāramitā; perfection; perfection of Buddhist practices or attaining enlightenment; jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
killer demon; demon who strives to destroy all goodness
wave number; wavenumber
choppy sea; chopping waves; triangle wave
prajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)
high waves which rise during the dog days of summer
ultrashort-wave; very high frequency
salt; crest of a wave; flowerlike patterns on waves in the Japan Sea in winter
medium wave; medium frequency; MF; medium frequency wave
silvery waves
seigaiha; wave pattern
milli-wave
sea wall; breakwater
The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom; Heart Sutra
corrugated sheet; corrugated plate
short-wave broadcasting
terrestrial broadcasting; ground-wave broadcasting
wave surface; wave-front
breakwater; mole; seawall
end of transmission (radio, television, telephony, etc.); closure of transmission
rising sea waves from late May to early June
Awazumi City (a fictional city in the Remember11 visual novel)
infra-sound; infrasound; low frequency sound
wave packet; wave train
longitudinal wave
very low frequency wave; VLF wave
incoming wave; surf; swash; comber; beachcomber
breaker; breaking wave; broken sea
many waves; onrushing waves
incoming wave; surf; swash; comber; beachcomber
pāramitā; perfection; perfection of Buddhist practices or attaining enlightenment
radio detection; radiolocation
gamma wave
low-power transmission; weak signals
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
breaker; breaking wave; spilling breaker; surging breaker; wave breaking
spy (working under a samurai in the Warring States period); thief; lie; liar
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
sea spray
wave power electrical generation
radio beam; radio wave
pulse wave
sea wall; breakwater
carrier wave; carrier signal; carrier
backwash; rip current; stern wave; drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest)
delta wave
wave dash (punctuation); tilde
one's increasing age; approaching old age; aging steadily
wave-making resistance; wave drag
Brahmin (highest caste in Hinduism; traditional occupation of priesthood); Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism
compressional wave; longitudinal wave; dilatational wave; wave of condensation and rarefaction
square wave; rectangular wave
(seaside) breakers
detection (e.g. of radio waves); detecting; demodulation
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
polarisation; polarization; polarised wave; polarized wave
far-field tsunami; tsunami that occurred away from Japan
faraway lands; voyage to faraway lands
fraught with uncertainty; likely to be turbulent; unpredictable; volatile; unstable; stormy
billow; large wave
electromagnetic hypersensitivity; EHS; electro-sensitivity; electrohypersensitivity
National University Corporation Tsukuba University of Technology; NTUT
radio-frequency engineering
artificial wave; machine-made waves
wave power; wave force
parajika (rules entailing expulsion from the sangha for life)
beta wave
nanba walking; walking with the arm and leg on each side of the body moving in sync
sparkling waves; waves sparkling in the moonlight or with the light of the rising (setting) sun
leading wave (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave crest reaches land before a trough)
offshore wave; deep water wave
stochastic wave; probability wave
very involved and troublesome situation; complicated twists and turns
processor frequency; clock speed
wave-making resistance; wave drag
radio astronomy observatory
choppy seas; head sea
sea spray
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
all-wave (receiver); full wave
to wade through a crowd
old age; oncoming age
Sasanian Empire; Persia
television air time cost (for commercials); broadcast fee
Battle of Rokuhara (Genkō War; 1333); Capture of Rokuhara
waveguide (usually optical)
sleeping while on a sea voyage; falling asleep to the sound of the ocean
radio wave regulation
half-wave
frequency characteristic; frequency response
standard time and frequency signal
wave erosion
Diamond Perfection of Wisdom Sutra; Diamond Sutra
incoming wave
bigger wave (when there are multiple waves); larger wave
pratimokṣa; pratimoksha; rules governing the behaviour of Buddhist monks and nuns
brick-walled waveform
the "ha" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ha, hi, fu, he, ho)
backward belt throw
wave overtopping
water's edge; beach; foreshore
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
S-wave (e.g. of earthquake); secondary wave
postpositions (in Japanese); particles
postpositions (in Japanese); particles
postpositions (in Japanese); particles
raging waves; battle cry; war cry
to cause a stir; to create a stir; to make a stir; to cause repercussions
P-wave (e.g. of earthquake); primary wave
clashing waves; tides in narrow sea straits
iroha karuta; matching card game usu. consisting of 48 reading cards and 48 picture cards
seigaiha; wave pattern
Japan and Poland
Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)
breaker; breaking wave; broken sea
iroha order; traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary (based on a Buddhist poem)
Rayleigh wave
Rayleigh wave
Naniwa Bay (old name for Osaka Bay)
spy (working under a samurai in the Warring States period); thief; lie; liar
nanba running; running with the arm and leg on each side of the body moving in sync
fraught with uncertainty; likely to be turbulent; unpredictable; volatile; unstable; stormy
fraught with uncertainty; likely to be turbulent; unpredictable; volatile; unstable; stormy
fraught with uncertainty; likely to be turbulent; unpredictable; volatile; unstable; stormy
smaller waves; lesser waves
leading wave (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave crest reaches land before a trough)
habu jellyfish (Chironex yamaguchii); habu-kurage
habu jellyfish (Chironex yamaguchii); habu-kurage
elegant pit viper (Protobothrops elegans); elegant tree viper
very involved and troublesome situation; complicated twists and turns
Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana)
Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana)
Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)
crestfish (Lophotus capellei); unicornfish
wave erosion
copper alloy with traces of silver, lead, or tin
coffee senna (Senna occidentalis)
fundamental frequency; fundamental
old school; old style; conservative people
frequency meter; wavemeter
(wave) detector; cymoscope
standing wave; stationary wave
de Broglie wave
de Broglie wave
extremely high frequency wave; EHF
near millimeter wave; submillimeter wave
giving an amorous sidelong look; casting an amorous glance (at); playing up to someone behind the scenes
casting a coquettish glance (at a man)
harmonic (wave)
filter; wave filter
filter; wave filter
(of clerical script) horizontal lines ending in a noticeable triangular tail
deep rivers move in silence; shallow brooks are noisy; those who know little talk much
splitter (device that splits and reassembles signals from different frequencies)
corrugated steel (plate); corrugated iron
traveling wave (travelling)
Order of the Precious Crown, Ripple
spectrum management; frequency management
FDD; frequency division duplex
frequency modulation recording; FM recording
OFDM; orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
electromagnetic compatibility
modified frequency modulation recording; MFM recording
blue wave; blue waves
different frequency; inter-frequency
ultrasonic microscope; acoustic microscope
Alfven wave; Alfvén wave; type of magnetohydrodynamic wave
frequency-changer station; frequency converter station
tidal bore; tidal flood; eagre
freak wave; rogue wave
giant wave; large wave
ultrasonication; sonication; ultrasonic treatment
terrestrial digital broadcasting; digital terrestrial television
plane of polarisation; plane of polarization
wave-cut platform; abrasion platform; coastal bench
wave-cut platform; abrasion platform; coastal bench
low-frequency noise pollution; low-frequency pollution
traveling-wave reactor
breakwater; wave-absorbing dyke (dike)
undulatus; wave cloud
wave (on the water's surface)
wake (of a ship); going missing without a trace
batons (suit)
audio frequency; audible frequency; AF
cable code; Morse cable code
ultrasound technician; sonographer
radio navigation; electronic navigation
fundamental wave; fundamental
standing wave; stationary wave
wave dissipator; wave dissipating works
Tsukuba University Library digitized Information Public Service; TULIPS
Fujinami Station (Ishikawa)
Matsunami Station
Sakhalin surf clam (Pseudocardium sachalinense)
Okinawan habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis)
Taiwanese habu (Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus)
Cherokee rose (Rosa laevigata)
plains coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)
Japanese geoduck (Panopea japonica)
geoduck (Panopea generosa)
Namiye's frog (Limnonectes namiyei)
Okinawa pit viper (Ovophis okinavensis); Ryukyu Island pit viper
Grateloupia elliptica (species of red alga)
black-throated loon (Gavia arctica); Arctic loon
Examples (89 in total)
Let's catch this wave of growth!
From somewhere, the sound of waves could be heard.
I only ended up here because the crowd pushed me along.