8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N2

waves, billows, Poland

Kun'yomi
  • wave ②ups and downs
On'yomi
  • counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
Nanori
  • ひら
  • みな
  • みなみ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

57.5%
なみ 42.4%
0.1%

Character Breakdown

waves, billows, Poland
ハ なみ わ (3rd, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
pelt, skin, hide
かわ ヒ (3rd, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)

Contained In

Common Words

wave ②ups and downs
ripple ②repercussions ③Japanese slit drum
radio wave ②saying strange things
wave motion ②wave
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
electromagnetic wave
brain waves ②electroencephalogram
raging waves ②hardships
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References

Unicode hex code 6CE2
JIS X 0208 1-39-40
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2529
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3101
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Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 913
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1177
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 811
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a5.9
Four corner code 3414.7
De Roo Code 367