波

Meaning

波 centers on moving water: waves and billows. The meaning 'Poland' is a phonetic abbreviation unrelated to the water sense.

• 波なみ
  N3

  wave; billow; ripple; breaker; swell

• 電波でんぱ
  N2

  radio wave; reception; signal

• 津波つなみ
  N3

  tsunami; tidal wave

• 周波数しゅうはすう

  frequency (esp. of waveforms)

• 地上波ちじょうは

  ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite)

• 難波なにわ

  Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)

• 波動はどう

  wave motion; undulation; surge

• 音波おんぱ

  sound wave; acoustic wave

• 電磁波でんじは

  electromagnetic wave

• 波長はちょう
  N1

  wavelength

• 丹波たんば

  Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)

• 波紋はもん

  ripple; ring on the water

• 阿波あわ

  Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)

• 岩波いわなみ

  Iwanami (publisher)

• 波及はきゅう

  spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple

• 波形はけい

  wavy form; ripply shape

• 脳波のうは

  brain waves

• 波乱はらん
  N1

  disturbance; trouble; commotion; uproar; turmoil

• さざ波さざなみ

  ripple (on water); wavelets

• 周波しゅうは

  cycle; wave; frequency

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