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    3. 音波

    音波

    音おん波ぱ

    sound wave

    KMT9News #32+1Noun, ParticleScience & MathKanji Vocab17 strokes

    おんぱ

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    sound wave

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    音おん波ぱは空くう気き中ちゅうを伝つたわる。

    Sound waves travel through the air.

    KMT7Science & Math
    コウモリは音おん波ぱを使つかって獲え物ものを見みつける。

    Bats use sound waves to find prey.

    KMT9Science & MathAnimals
    超ちょう音おん波ぱは、人にん間げんの耳みみには聞きこえない高こう周しゅう波はの音おん波ぱである。

    Ultrasound is a high-frequency sound wave that is inaudible to the human ear.

    KMT9Science & MathMedicine & Health
    音おん波ぱの速はやさは、媒ばい体たいの密とん度どや温ね度つによって変へん化かする。

    The speed of sound waves changes depending on the density and temperature of the medium.

    KMT9Science & Math
    医い療りょう現げん場ばでは、音おん波ぱを利り用ようした診しん断さつ装そ置うちが広ひろく使つかわれている。

    In medical settings, diagnostic devices utilizing sound waves are widely used.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthTechnologyScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    音
    おと・ね…(5)
    sound・noise
    波
    なみ…(5)
    waves・billows・Poland
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