Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 良 represents the sound.
Components
Notes
Sign in to add your own note
Historical Evolution
浪
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
浪
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
浪
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
浪
Regular
Modern
Chinese
浪 [làng]
wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble
Japanese
noun
- wave; billow; ripple; breaker; swell
- ups and downs
- (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; succession of changes
- tendency; (new) wave
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
浪 なみ
Nami surname
浪 なみお
Namio unclassified name
浪 はすおか
Hasuoka unclassified name
浪 ろう
Rou surname
CHINESE WORDS (141)
浪费 [làngfèi] #1,113
to waste
浪费 [làngfèi] #1,113
to waste
新浪 [Xīnlàng] #68,461
Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company
浪漫 [làngmàn] #2,006
romantic
冲浪 [chōnglàng] #2,696
to surf
冲浪 [chōnglàng] #2,696
to surf
流浪 [liúlàng] #5,847
to drift about
流浪汉 [liúlànghàn] #5,538
tramp
流浪汉 [liúlànghàn] #5,538
tramp
浪潮 [làngcháo] #12,239
wave
131 more
items
JAPANESE WORDS (68)
⭐ 波 [なみ] #2,273
wave
⭐ 浪費 [ろうひ] #13,265
waste
⭐ 浪人 [ろうにん] #14,423
ronin
⭐ 津波 [つなみ] #14,729
tsunami
⭐ 放浪 [ほうろう] #16,554
wandering
波打ち際 [なみうちぎわ] #25,445
water's edge
⭐ 浮浪者 [ふろうしゃ] #30,254
vagrant
⭐ 流浪 [るろう] #30,550
vagrancy
⭐ 高波 [たかなみ] #37,774
high waves
⭐ 難波 [なにわ] #38,031
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
58 more
items