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    3. 波

    波

    波なみ

    wave

    N3KMT4News #4+1CoreNounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab8 strokes

    浪濤

    なみ

    Noun

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

    Stroke 0 / 8

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    海うみには大おおきな波なみがありました。

    There were big waves in the sea.

    KMT3Nature & Environment
    彼かれはサーフィンで波なみに乗のるのが得とく意いです。

    He is good at riding waves while surfing.

    KMT4Nature & EnvironmentSports & Martial Arts
    人じん生せいには良よいい波なみも悪わるい波なみもあります。

    In life, there are both good waves and bad waves (ups and downs).

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyReligion & Philosophy
    岸きし辺べに打うち寄よせる波なみの音おとが心ここ地ちよいです。

    The sound of waves crashing on the shore is pleasant.

    KMT5Nature & EnvironmentEmotions & Psychology
    新あたらしい音おん楽がくの波なみが若わか者もの間のあで広いだにひろまっています。

    A new wave of music is spreading among young people.

    KMT5Music & EntertainmentCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    波
    なみ…(5)
    waves・billows・Poland
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