Word Meaning 引き波

ひきなみ hikinami

引き波 is read as ひきなみ (hikinami) and means drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest).

Meaning

English

  1. drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest)
  2. stern wave
  3. backwash
  4. rip current
  5. undertow

Reading

Kana

ひきなみ

Romaji

hikinami

Writing Variants

  • 引波 ひきなみ hikinami

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 70571 Priority L

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