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波 なみ N3

  1. billow; breaker; ripple; swell; wave
  2. ups and downs
  3. (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; succession of changes
  4. (new) wave; tendency

波 ぽ

  1. Poland

波 は

  1. counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)

波乱 はらん

  1. commotion; disturbance; trouble; turmoil; uproar
  2. ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes
  3. small and large waves

波乱万丈 はらんばんじょう

  1. full of ups and downs; stormy and full of drama; with many vicissitudes

波及 はきゅう

  1. aftereffect; extension; influence; ripple; spread

波止場 はとば

  1. jetty; landing-stage; quay; wharf

波浪 はろう

  1. billows; surge; waves

波紋 はもん

  1. ring on the water; ripple
  2. repercussions
  3. Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

波長 はちょう

  1. wavelength
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