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.)
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