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津波 (つなみ): tsunami, tidal wave — Japanese vocabulary

津波 is read つなみ and means "tsunami, tidal wave". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

津波

Reading
つなみ · tsunami
Translation
tsunami, tidal wave
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
つなみが

Example

津波で流されてしまったのです。

つなみでながされてしまったのです。

It is carried away by tidal waves.

Kanji in this word

  • 津 — Haven, Port, Harbor
  • 波 — wave

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