Wave

Wave

nami, ha

Summer is waning. The sound of the waves (namioto) carries the summer away.

Waves are nami. It’s a noun.

This character is included in some compounds.

Namikaze is the waves and winds you had better not cause. It is trouble.

Shūha is a wave cycle and shūhasū is a frequency.

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1. Draw the dot in the upper-left corner of the character.
2. Draw the dot below it.
3. Draw the upward stroke in the lower-left corner. This stroke is heading toward the next stroke.
4. Draw the sweeping stroke in the middle.
5. Draw the hook consisting of a horizontal stroke and a short sweeping stroke.
6. Draw the vertical stroke from the top.
7. Draw the hook consisting of a horizontal stroke and a longer sweeping stroke.
8. Draw the sweeping stroke, which crosses the previous sweeping stroke.