押し波

押波

Reading

Kana: おしなみ

Romaji: oshinami

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