Word Meaning 波長

はちょう hachou

波長 is read as はちょう (hachou) and means wavelength.

Meaning

English

  1. wavelength

Reading

Kana

はちょう

Romaji

hachou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 4899 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

波長が合う

はちょうがあう

to be on the same wavelength

波長計

はちょうけい

wavemeter

中心波長

ちゅうしんはちょう

centre wavelength

中波長

ちゅうはちょう

medium wave

長波

ちょうは

long wave

超長波

ちょうちょうは

very low frequency wave

波間

なみま

interval between the waves

なみ

ups and downs

波乱

はらん

small and large waves

波頭

はとう

wave crest

波止場

はとば

wharf

波状

はじょう

wavelike

Example Sentences

5

Violet light has a shorter wavelength than red light.

In that word is included the meaning of matching up to somebody's particular wavelength.

What Jansky had observed was the 14.6m wavelength radio wave from the Milky Way's core.

Are the only electromagnetic wavelengths that humans can directly perceive the light we see using our eyes and infrared radiation that warms our skin?

When an object moves away from Earth, the light that it is giving off is seen in longer wavelengths. When an object moves toward Earth, the light that it is giving off is seen in shorter wavelengths.