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

    to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to run high; to billow; to swell; to ripple

    ボートは波立つ水の上で揺れ動いた。
    The boat danced on the choppy water.
  2. to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart)

  3. to be in turmoil; to be in discord; to have troubles; to experience problems

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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

stand up, rise, set up, erect

Kun
た.つ-た.つた.ち-た.てる-た.てるた.て-たて--た.て-だ.て-だ.てる
On
リツリュウリットル
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
58 of 2500
Radical
stand
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

たちたったつだてつい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-3, 4-5-2SKIP code
5b0.1The Kanji Dictionary
0010.8Four corner code
473deroo
7acbUnicode hex code
1-46-09JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3343Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4223New Nelson (John Haig)
1992New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2486Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1257Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1723Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
431Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
462Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
61A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
194Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
72Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25721Morohashi
73A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
121Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
121Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
149sakade
78Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
37henshall3
49Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
35crowley
174Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
1459Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
438Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
li4Pinyin reading
ribKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level