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波 means 'wave'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 542   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-3    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 37    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 79 words   Used in 340 words   Used in 1923 names   Component in 6 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ハ
Kun
   なみ wave
Additional readings
Name    ひら   みな   みなみ   わ
Variants
濤   涛  
Components
⿰  氵 (水) water  皮 skin  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 波 is used 7 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 波 is used 321 times, read 2 ways (with 3 variations).
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ハ : 182 words FIND ALL
し ゅ う は す う 3
noun
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
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ハ (read as ぱ) : 59 words FIND ALL
で ん ぱ 1
noun
1. electromagnetic wave; radio wave; reception; signal  (see also: 電磁波; this meaning is restricted to reading でんぱ)
2. saying strange things  (see also: 電波な奴, 電波系; slang)
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ハ (read as ば) : 4 words FIND ALL
な ん ば 0
mountain Japanese apricot
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なみ : 73 words FIND ALL
な み 2
noun
wave
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わ: 3 words. FIND ALL
な に わ 0
noun
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
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An additional 19 less common words include 波 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 387 (originally: 367)  Joy o' Kanji : 367  Key to Kanji: 847 

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波
ハ   なみ wave   
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皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
氵
スイ   みず water   
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