# 波 — wave

波 means “wave”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ハ (ha). Kun'yomi: なみ (nami). You'll see it in words such as 波 (nami, “wave; billow”).

- Meaning: wave
- On'yomi: ハ (ha)
- Kun'yomi: なみ (nami)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Water & the sea

## How to remember 波

The skin (皮) of the water (氵): waves.

Parts: 氵 water · 皮 skin

## Words with 波

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 波 | なみ (nami) | wave; billow |

## Don't confuse it with

[婆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/old-woman/) · [皮](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/skin/) · [被](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/incur/) · [彼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/he/)

## More in the “Water & the sea” set

[流](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/flow/) · [湾](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bay/) · [岸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/shore/) · [波](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/wave/) · [沖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/open-sea/) · [湖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lake/) · [湯](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/hot-water/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/wave/. Last updated 2026-11-01.