| 298 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 387 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 367 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 606 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2529 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 484 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 677 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 596 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 666 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 677 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 913 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1177 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 388 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 245 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 292 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 811 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17308 | Morohashi |
| 330 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3101 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 803 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 866 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 309 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
740 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 波 【ハ】 counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
- 波及 【ハキュウ】 spread, extension, influence, aftereffect, ripple
- 低周波 【テイシュウハ】 low frequency
- 横波 【ヨコナミ】 transverse wave, beam sea
Kun reading compounds
- 波 【なみ】 wave, ups and downs
- 波間 【なみま】 interval between the waves, gap between waves
- 高波 【たかなみ】 high waves, heavy seas
- 横波 【よこなみ】 transverse wave, beam sea
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひら、 みな、 みなみ、 わ
- Korean:
- pa
Spanish
- onda
- ola
- Polonia
Portuguese
- ondas
- vagas
- Polônia
French
- onde
- vague
- Pologne
| 367 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3414.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6ce2 | Unicode hex code |
wandering, waves, billows, reckless, unrestrained
- On:
- ロウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1508 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 浪 【ロウ】 person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
- 浪人 【ロウニン】 ronin, masterless samurai, high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination, person out of work, jobless person, wanderer, drifter
- 放浪 【ホウロウ】 wandering, roaming, drifting
- １浪 【イチロウ】 failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なに、 なみ
- Korean:
- rang
Spanish
- ola
- onda
- ondulación
- fluctuación
- divagación
- vagar
- inutilidad
Portuguese
- vagabundando
- ondas
- vagas
French
- ondes
- vagues
- flots
| 1937 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1445 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2570 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1197 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1475 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1339 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1753 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1877 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1398 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1202 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 527 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 323 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 398 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1482 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17482 | Morohashi |
| 439 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3155 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1470 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1580 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1362 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 365 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3313.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d6a | Unicode hex code |