# 波 — Wave

Frequency rank 669 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 練 (Practice), less common than 系 (Lineage).

- On’yomi: は
- Kun’yomi: なみ
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

A tsunami (氵) meets skin (皮) — the wave washes over everything, and you can feel each wave against your skin.

In words:

- 波 なみ — wave
- 電波 でんぱ — electro-magnetic wave
- 短波 たんぱ — short wave

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