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つなみ
Meanings
Noun
1. tsunami; tidal wave
Alt. forms
津つ波なみ
89%
津つ浪なみ
5%
海つ嘯なみ
3%
つなみ
1%
Pitch accent
つ
なみ
Used in: 25
Composed of
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
giant tsunami (over 3m in height according to the JMA definition); giant tidal wave
landslide
tsunami warning
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Examples (4 in total)
A tsunami is coming, so please be on the alert.
Tom's house was destroyed by a tsunami.
The earthquake caused a tsunami of immense size.
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