This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ハ、なみ
Romaji: ha, nami
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: ひら、みな、みなみ、わ
Romaji: hira, mina, minami, wa
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

waves, billows, Poland

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  740
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-3-5
Korean Reading:  pa
Chinese Reading:  po1
Unicode:  6ce2
JIS:  4748

Indexes

Halpern Index: 330
Nelson Index: 2529
New Nelson Index: 3101
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a5.9
Four Corner Index: 3414.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 367
Gakken Index: 606
Japanese Names Index: 596
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17308
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.1060
Remembering the kanji Index: 803
Kanji Flashcards Index: 677
Kodansha Compact Index: 1177
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 387
Kanji in Context Index: 913
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 245
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 292
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 811
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 866
Essential Kanji Index: 484
Kodansha Kanji Index: 388
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 367
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 298
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 309

Words

(なみ)
wave
電波 (でんぱ)
electromagnetic wave; radio wave; nonsense
津波 (つなみ)
tsunami; tidal wave
波動 (はどう)
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
難波 (なんば)
mountain Japanese apricot
()
Poland
周波数 (しゅうはすう)
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
防波堤 (ぼうはてい)
breakwater; mole
波長 (はちょう)
wavelength
地上波 (ちじょうは)
airborne signal
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