Keyword
a wave
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig866
Readings
なみ
(49%)
(35%)
(11%)
(2%)
(1%)
Composed of
water drops
skin (of an animal or a plant)
Used in kanji (2 in total)
old woman
spinach
Used in vocabulary (431 in total)
wave; ups and downs
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
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
tsunami; tidal wave
roar of waves
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
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
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
water's edge; beach; foreshore
billow; surge; large wave
breakwater; mole
electromagnetic wave
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
sound wave
heat wave
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
to go with the flow; to go with the times
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
high waves; heavy seas
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
to have repercussions
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
the sound of waves
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
interval between the waves; gap between waves
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
high frequency; HF
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
Poland
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
cold wave
wave crest; whitecaps
ripple (on water); wavelets
to cause repercussions
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
giant tsunami; giant tidal wave
ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite); terrestrial; over-the-air
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
telepathy; thought waves
gravitational wave; gravity wave
ripples on a river
old age; oncoming age
wavelike; in waves; undulation
waving heads (of grain)
waves; billows; surge
sea spray; spindrift
electromagnetic interference; radio interference
to be discordant; to have discord
wind and waves; rough seas; storm; dispute; quarrel; trouble
short wave
to cut one's way through the waves
sea spray; spindrift
wave height
radio waves, as sent out and received by people's minds
light waves
Awa Odori Festival (Tokushima)
frequency hijacking; broadcast signal intrusion
to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances
amorous glance; wink
water's edge; beach; foreshore
cycle; wave; frequency
raging waves; battle cry; war cry
somebody who has wild fantasies; someone who hears voices; someone who is crazy
killer demon; demon who strives to destroy all goodness
frequency band; waveband
thug; hooligan; ruffian; (arch.) spy
hadouken (fireball attack from the Street Fighter series)
wavy line
wave-dissipating concrete block; tetrapod
transverse wave; beam sea
backwash; rip current; stern wave; drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest)
prajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)
to cause a stir; to create a stir; to make a stir; to cause repercussions
battle cry; war cry
sea route
ripple effect; spillover effect; propagation effect
golden waves; moonlight
ultrahigh frequency; UHF; ultrashort waves
nobody can win against advancing age
rough waves; raging waves; stormy seas
reflected wave; rebounded wave; echo
electroencephalograph; EEG
prajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)
ultrashort-wave; very high frequency
choppy sea; chopping waves; triangle wave
silvery waves
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
S-wave (e.g. of earthquake); secondary wave
pāramitā; perfection; perfection of Buddhist practices or attaining enlightenment; jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
wave-dissipating concrete block; tetrapod
the six virtues (perfections) a Buddha elect practices to attain supreme enlightenment
seigaiha; wave pattern
medium wave
breakwater; seawall; bulwark; mole; narrow stone structure for breaking incoming waves and loading goods on and off ships
sea wall; breakwater
corrugated sheet; corrugated plate
wave surface; wave-front
Awa Odori Festival (Tokushima)
very low frequency wave; VLF wave
high waves which rise during the dog days of summer
salt; crest of a wave; flowerlike patterns on waves in the Japan Sea in winter
rising sea waves from late May to early June
Awazumi City (a fictional city in the Remember11 visual novel)
breaker; breaking wave; broken sea
longitudinal wave
incoming wave; surf; swash; comber; beachcomber
many waves; onrushing waves
milli-wave
breakwater; seawall; bulwark; mole; narrow stone structure for breaking incoming waves and loading goods on and off ships
short-wave broadcasting
incoming wave; surf; swash; comber; beachcomber
P-wave (e.g. of earthquake); primary wave
pāramitā; perfection; perfection of Buddhist practices or attaining enlightenment
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
low-power transmission; weak signals
gamma wave
tsunami (caused by an earthquake)
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
sea spray
spy; thief; liar
pulse wave
breaker; breaking wave; spilling breaker; surging breaker; wave breaking
wave dash (punctuation); tilde
delta wave
backwash; rip current; stern wave; drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest)
wave power electrical generation
square wave; rectangular wave
(seaside) breakers
detection (e.g. radio waves); detecting; demodulation
nanba walking; walking with the arm and leg on each side of the body moving in sync
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
wave number; wavenumber
parajika (rules entailing expulsion from the sangha for life)
offing wave; deep water wave
billow; large wave
electromagnetic hypersensitivity; EHS; electro-sensitivity; electrohypersensitivity
bigger wave (when there are multiple waves); larger wave
sea wall; breakwater
compressional wave; longitudinal wave; dilatational wave; wave of condensation and rarefaction
beta wave
sparkling waves; waves sparkling in the moonlight or with the light of the rising (setting) sun
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
all-wave (receiver); full wave
television air time cost (for commercials); broadcast fee
to wade through a crowd
infra-sound; infrasound; low frequency sound
very involved and troublesome situation; complicated twists and turns
sea spray
radio astronomy observatory
choppy seas; head sea
end of transmission (radio, television, telephony, etc.); closure of transmission
polarisation; polarization; polarised wave; polarized wave
processor frequency; clock speed
radio wave regulation
frequency characteristic; frequency response
wave erosion
standard time and frequency signal
harmonic (wave)
waveguide (usually optical)
wave overtopping
the "ha" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ha, hi, fu, he, ho)
Battle of Rokuhara (Genkō War; 1333); Capture of Rokuhara
sleeping while on a sea voyage; falling asleep to the sound of the ocean
Diamond Perfection of Wisdom Sutra; Diamond Sutra
pratimokṣa; pratimoksha; rules governing the behaviour of Buddhist monks and nuns
faraway lands; voyage to faraway lands
backward belt throw
wave power; wave force
water's edge; beach; foreshore
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)
S-wave (e.g. of earthquake); secondary wave
raging waves; battle cry; war cry
postpositions; particles
postpositions; particles
postpositions; particles
to cause a stir; to create a stir; to make a stir; to cause repercussions
iroha karuta; matching card game usu. consisting of 47 reading cards and 47 picture cards
seigaiha; wave pattern
Japan and Poland
breaker; breaking wave; broken sea
P-wave (e.g. of earthquake); primary wave
Naniwa Bay (old name for Osaka Bay)
Rayleigh wave
Rayleigh wave
iroha order; traditional ordering of Japanese syllabaries (based on a Buddhist poem)
spy; thief; liar
very involved and troublesome situation; complicated twists and turns
Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)
nanba running; running with the arm and leg on each side of the body moving in sync
smaller waves; lesser waves
habu jellyfish (Chironex yamaguchii); habu-kurage
habu jellyfish (Chironex yamaguchii); habu-kurage
Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana)
Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana)
clashing waves; tides in narrow sea straits
wake (of a ship); going missing without a trace
crestfish (Lophotus capellei); unicornfish
wave erosion
old school; old style; conservative people
incoming wave
frequency meter; wavemeter
standing (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 (an amorous) glance (at a man)
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
copper alloy with traces of silver, lead, or tin
blue wave; blue waves
leading wave (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave crest reaches land before a trough)
leading wave (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave crest reaches land before a trough)
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
radio-frequency engineering
traveling-wave reactor
breakwater; wave-absorbing dyke (dike)
undulatus; wave cloud
wave (on the water's surface)
far-field tsunami; tsunami that occurred away from Japan
Fujinami Station (Ishikawa)
Matsunami Station
Sakhalin surf clam (Pseudocardium sachalinense)
Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)
Okinawan habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis)
Taiwanese habu (Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus)
coffee senna (Senna occidentalis)
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)
Examples (42 in total)
The waves are high today.
Light and sound travel in waves.
He had the sensation that he was still on the waves.