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Kanji for Wave
The kanji for “wave” is 波, read ha and written in 8 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
wave
A wave rolling in from the sea.
8 strokes On reading ハ (ha) Kun reading なみ (nami) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: waves, billows, Poland
Readings used for names on Nazuke: nami, ha, minami
In Japan it appears in about 547 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 波: Pa 波 · Pam 波夢 · Fern 波 · Benja 勉波 · Fatin 波天 · Honey 波仁 · Piper 波生葉 · Rohana 路波南 · Kristofer 久里寿登波
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