Log in
17 strokes

Meanings

waves
billows

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
トウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
なみ

Common Words

Noun
Freq #2273
1

wave; billow; ripple; breaker; swell

Examples
くだけるが泡を作った。
The breaking waves formed foam.
2

Idiomatic expression

ups and downs

3

(something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; succession of changes

4

Art, aesthetics

tendency; (new) wave

怒濤
とう
Freq #20014
1

Common noun

surging waves; raging billows

2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous; chaotic

滔々
Usually kana
~と Adverb
Freq #25855
1

'taru' adjective

torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); voluminously flowing

2

'taru' adjective

(speak) eloquently; fluently; spout forth (a torrent of speech)

3

'taru' adjective

flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

波涛
とう
Noun
Freq #38268
1

surging sea; rough sea; large waves

怒濤の勢い
どとうのいきおい
Expression
Freq #49918
1

with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; with the force of surging waves

Examples
彼の出世は怒濤の勢いだ。
His career is progressing in leaps and bounds.
疾風怒涛
っぷうどとう
Noun
四字熟語
Freq #81127
1

storm and stress; Sturm und Drang

松涛
ょうとう
Noun
Freq #95196
1

sound of wind rustling in the pine needles (like waves)

狂瀾怒濤
ょうらんどとう
Noun
四字熟語
Freq #143076
1

maelstrom; the state of affairs being in great turmoil

とうせい
Noun
Freq #152424
1

Formal or literary term; Rare term

sound of waves (breaking onto shore)

風涛
うとう
Noun
Freq #218434
1

wind and waves

2

waves stirred by the wind

🎓

Practice and Remember This Kanji

Strengthen your kanji knowledge with our spaced-repetition quiz. Practice reading, meaning, and writing to build lasting memory.