What does kanji 浪 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 浪 is wandering.

How is kanji 浪 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 浪 are ロウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 浪?

The main radical for kanji 浪 is 水.

What words use kanji 浪?

Example words that use kanji 浪 include 波, 浪人, 浪費, 難波.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

浪

Meaning

Kanji 浪

wandering

wandering, waves, billows, reckless, unrestrained

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
Onyomi 音読み: ロウ
Nanori 名乗り: なになみ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1508
Strokes: 10
Radical: 水
Components: 汁 • 艮
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 娘 • 朗 • 良 • 狼 • 莨 • 俍 • 勆

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 67 entries that include this kanji.

波

なみ

ups and downs

浪人

ろうにん

high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination

浪費

ろうひ

waste

難波

なにわ

Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)

浪曲

ろうきょく

rōkyoku

浪花節

なにわぶし

naniwabushi

波打ち際

なみうちぎわ

water's edge

ロマン主義

ロマンしゅぎ

romanticism

ロマン的

ロマンてき

romantic (school)

ロマン派

ロマンは

romantic school

浪

ろう

person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university

浪々

ろうろう

wandering

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

海は強い浪で荒れていた。

The sea was rough because of the strong waves.

大きな浪が岸に打ち寄せた。

A large wave crashed onto the shore.

彼は若いころ、町から町へと放浪していた。

When he was young, he wandered from town to town.

放浪の末に、彼は小さな村に落ち着いた。

After a long period of wandering, he finally settled in a small village.

浪費はやめて、必要なものだけ買いなさい。

Stop wasting money and buy only what you need.

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