波平
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 波 | 平 |
| なみ Grade: 3 | へい Grade: 3 |
| yutōyomi | |
Compound of 波 (nami, “wave”) + 平 (hei, “flat”, the on'yomi).
Pronunciation
- Yutōyomi
- IPA(key): [na̠mʲihe̞ː]
Proper noun
波平 (hiragana なみへい, rōmaji Namihei)
- a surname
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 波 | 平 |
| なみ Grade: 3 | ひら Grade: 3 |
| kun’yomi | |
From 波 (nami, “wave”) + 平 (hira, “something flat”, the kun'yomi).
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- IPA(key): [na̠mʲiçiɾa̠]
Proper noun
波平 (hiragana なみひら, rōmaji Namihira)
- a place name
- a surname
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 波 | 平 |
| なみ Grade: 3 | たいら > だいら Grade: 3 |
| kun’yomi | |
From 波 (nami, “wave”) + 平ら (taira, “flat”). The taira changes to daira as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Proper noun
波平 (hiragana なみだいら, rōmaji Namidaira, historical hiragana なめだひら)
- a surname