Vocab Info

N4 Noun

(なみ)wave

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      wave

    2. Noun

      2.

      ups and downs

      Idiomatic expression

    All Forms

    波 【なみ】浪 【なみ】濤 【なみ】

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    Examples

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      (なみ)(はげ)しい(とき)(うみ)(はい)らないようにして(くだ)さい。

      Do not enter the sea when waves are heavy.

      • N4

      (ひと)(なみ)()されて、(すこ)しも自分(じぶん)(おも)うように(うご)けません。

      I am getting pushed by waves of people and cannot move at all as I would like.

      • N4

      (きし)()()せる(なみ)(おお)きくなってきたので、そろそろ高台(たかだい)避難(ひなん)しようと(おも)う。

      The waves crashing on the shore are getting bigger, so I think it is time to take shelter on higher ground.

      • N4

      こんな(なみ)(たか)(とき)海水浴(かいすいよく)()かけるなんて、一体(いったい)(きみ)(なに)(かんが)えているんだい?!

      What the hell were you thinking, going out swimming when the waves are this high?

      • N3

      (はは)には感情(かんじょう)(なみ)があり、()機嫌(きげん)でいるところに(ちか)づくと大変(たいへん)(こと)になってしまいます。

      My mother has emotional swings, and if I approach her when she's in a bad mood, I am in big trouble.

      • N3
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