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押し波
押し波
押波
Reading
Kana:
おしなみ
Romaji:
oshinami
Kana
Romaji
Definition
noun
1
leading wave (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave crest reaches land before a trough)
See also:
引き波
Kanji
押
Readings:
オウ、 お.す、 お.し-、 お.っ-、 お.さえる、 おさ.える
Meanings:
push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
波
Readings:
ハ、 なみ
Meanings:
waves, billows, Poland