Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Intransitive verb

    to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll

    彼女は胸を波打たせた。
    She heaved her chest.
  2. to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart); to undulate

Also written 波うつ【なみうつ】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

waves, billows, Poland

Kun
なみ
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N2
Frequency
740 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

ひらみなみなみ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3a5.9The Kanji Dictionary
3414.7Four corner code
367deroo
6ce2Unicode hex code
1-39-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2529Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3101New Nelson (John Haig)
330New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
388Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
245Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
292Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
803Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
866Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
606A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
596Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
484Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17308Morohashi
367A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
666Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
677Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
298sakade
677Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
387henshall3
309Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
913Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1177Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
811Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bo1, po1Pinyin reading
paKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen

Kun
う.つう.ち-ぶ.つ
On
ダース
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
239 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

うち

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-2SKIP code
3c2.3The Kanji Dictionary
5102.0Four corner code
1353deroo
6253Unicode hex code
1-34-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1829Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2063New Nelson (John Haig)
193New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
224Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
142Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
170Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
653Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
705Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
180A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
136Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
682Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11781Morohashi
335A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1020Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1059Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
460sakade
554Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
355henshall3
256Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
435crowley
771Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
854Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
660Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
da3Pinyin reading
ta, jeongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level