引き波

引波

Reading

Kana: ひきなみ

Romaji: hikinami

Definitions

noun

1

backwash; rip current; undertow

See also: 寄せ波

2

stern wave

3

drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest)

See also: 押し波

Kanji

引

Readings: イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける

Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

波

Readings: ハ、 なみ

Meanings: waves, billows, Poland