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

• IPA^(key): [na̠mʲihe̞ː]

Proper noun

波(なみ)平(へい) • (Namihei) 

1. 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

• IPA^(key): [na̠mʲiçiɾa̠]

Proper noun

波(なみ)平(ひら) • (Namihira) 

1. a place name
2. 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(なみ)平(だいら) • (Namidaira) ^{←なめだひら (Namedafira)?}

1. a surname