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波 = 水 + 皮
波 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “waves”. It is built from 水 (water) and 皮 (pelt). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 866. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- waves
- RTK frame
- 866
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ハ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- なみ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- волны, wave
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 波 waves
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 波
How to find 波 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “water” + “pelt”. 波 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 波 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.