消波

消波

Japanese

Kanji in this term
消	波
しょう Grade: 3	は Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Appears to be a coinage in Japanese from Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 消 (shō, “extinguishing, cancelling, erasing”) +‎ 波 (ha, “wave”).

First cited to a text from 1973.[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょ​ーは [shóꜜòhà] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːha̠]

Noun

消(しょう)波(は) • (shōha) ^{←せうは (seufa)?}

1. [1973] wave-cancelling

Usage notes

Generally only found in compounds.

Derived terms

• 消(しょう)波(は)装(そう)置(ち) (shōha sōchi, “wave absorber, wave dissipation device”)
• 消(しょう)波(は)提(てい) (shōhatei, “breakwater, a dyke built to reduce waves”)
• 消(しょう)波(は)ブロック (shōha burokku, “a breakwater tetrapod”)

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN