さざ波

さざなみ

Also written 漣, ささなみ, 小波, 細波

Meanings

1. Noun ripple (on water); wavelets
2. ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance; discord; friction

Kanji

• 波 wave. Read as なみ.

Example sentences

• 右手に海のさざ波が見えてきたよ。
  I could see the rippling waves on my right.
• そよ風で池の面にさざ波が立った。
  A gentle wind made ripples on the surface of the pond.

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