つなみ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of つなみ – see the following entry.

【津波】 [noun] [from early 1600s] (oceanography) a tsunami; a tidal wave [noun] 海嘯: (hydrology, rare) a tidal bore [noun] (hydrology, rare) a storm surge Alternative spellings 津浪, 海嘯, 海嘨

(This term, つなみ (tsunami), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)