Word Meaning 引波
ひきなみ
hikinami
引波 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
- drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest)
- stern wave
- backwash
- rip current
- undertow
Reading
Kana
ひきなみ
Romaji
hikinami
Writing Variants
- 引き波 ひきなみ hikinami