なみま

なみま

Japanese

Alternative spelling
波間

Etymology

From 波(なみ) (nami) + 間(ま) (ma).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なみま [nàmímá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [na̠mʲima̠]

Noun

なみま • (namima) ^{←なみま (namima)?}

1. between the waves
   • 1945, 若杉雄三郎 (lyrics), “ラバウル小唄 (Rabauru Kouta)”:

     赤(あか)い夕(ゆう)陽(ひ)が　波(はに)間(ま)に沈(しず)む

     akai yūhi ga hanima ni shizumu

     the red setting sun sinks between the waves

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN