つなみ
Meanings
Noun
1. Tsunami; seismische Woge (z.B. durch submarine Erdbeben oder Erdrutsche erzeugte Flutwelle)
Pitch accent
なみ
Composed of
Hafen; Anlegestelle für Fähren; Tsu (Hptst. der Präf. Mie)
Welle; Woge; Flut; Fluktuation; Schwankungen; Falten
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
giant tsunami; giant tidal wave
Bergrutsch; Bergsturz; Mure
Tsunami-Warnung; Tsunami-Alarm
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.
During the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake, the height of the tsunami waves reached up to 37.9 meters.