消波
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Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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消 | 波 |
しょう Grade: 3 |
は Grade: 3 |
on'yomi |
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]- [1973] wave-cancelling
Usage notes
[edit]Generally only found in compounds.
Derived terms
[edit]- 消波装置 (shōha sōchi, “wave absorber, wave dissipation device”)
- 消波提 (shōhatei, “breakwater, a dyke built to reduce waves”)
- 消波ブロック (shōha burokku, “a breakwater tetrapod”)