でん
電
ぱ
波

noun

  1. radio wave, reception, signal.

noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

Slang.
  1. saying strange things.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
でん
電
ぱ
波
 電波 でんぱ ✔
　
デ
　
ム
　
パ
 デムパ
　
デ
　
ン
　
パ
 デンパ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

electricity
デン (2nd, N5)
rain
あめ　あま-　ウ (1st, N5)
lightning, electricity
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
hidden, mysterious, secret
イン　オン　かく.す
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)