波 (なみ, nami) Japanese meaning: wave | KotomoraMeanings
高
い
から
、
泳
が
ない
ほう
が
いい
。
The waves are high today, so you'd better not swim.
The sound of waves washing up on the shore is pleasant.
Usage patterns
波が立つfor waves to rise/form
The wind picked up and waves formed on the sea.
波が高いthe waves are high/rough
The waves are high today, so we canceled the fishing trip.
波にさらわれるto be swept away by a wave
The child was swept away by a wave and nearly drowned.
〈事〉の波が押し寄せるa wave of ~ surges in
〈事〉には波がある~ has its ups and downs
Life has its ups and downs.
Expressions
荒い波rough waves; raging waves; stormy seas 波に乗るgo with the flow; ride the wave; move with the times 波を切るcut through the waves; plow through the waves 浅瀬に仇波shallow streams are noisy; deep rivers flow silently; empty vessels make the most sound
A wave of recession swept in, and many companies went bankrupt.
波 is the neutral, general word for 'wave', while 荒波 specifically implies rough, violent waves or severe hardship.
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large wave; billow; surge
wind and waves; rough seas · discord; trouble; strife; hardships
dash against; billow; roll · wave; undulate; heave; pound
whitecaps; white-crested waves · thief; burglar
ripple; wavelet
waving heads of grain
sea route
interval between waves; gap between waves
surging crowd; wave of people
old age; advancing years
wave on the water's surface
rising sea waves in early summer (late May to early June)
smaller waves; lesser waves
ripples on a river
transverse wave · beam sea
offshore wave; deep water wave
corrugated; wave-shaped
corrugated sheet; corrugated plate
sleeping on a sea voyage; falling asleep to ocean sounds
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