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The Japanese word 'nami' translates to English as 'wave'.

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IF tsu means port in Japanese what might nami mean?

Tsunami


What nami mean in Japanese?

It stands for "wave" or "surge" as in Tsunami.


How do you say 'wave' in Japanese?

Wave is 'nami' in Japanese, as in 'tsunami' (tidal wave).


What does 'nami' mean in japanese?

It stands for "wave" or "surge" as in Tsunami.


Where does the name Tsunami come from?

Tsunami comes from Japan. TSU means big and Nami means water. Big Water.


What language did tsunami come from?

The word "tsunami" is of Japanese origin. The word is a combination of the Japanese characters "tsu," meaning "harbor," and "nami," meaning "wave." Written in Japanese, the word looks like this: 津波


What dose tsunami mean in Japanese and why?

"Tsu" means "Harbour" and "Nami" means "Wave"; thus, tsunami translated means "Harbour Wave".


How did tsunamies get their names?

it came from the pacific plate its from Japanese origin tsu- meaning overflowing and nami- meaning wave. Therefore tsunami means overflowing wave.


Where did the word 'tsunami' originate?

The term 'tsunami' comes from the Japanese meaning storm waves ("tsu", 津) and wave ("nami", 波). [a. Jap. tsunami, tunami, f. tsu storm + nami waves.-Oxford English Dictionary]. For the plural, one can either follow ordinary English practice and add an 's', or use an invariable plural as in Japanese. From: A Tsunami book.


What is the word 'wave' when translated from English to Japanese?

nami - wave as in "an ocean wave"yuriugokasu - wave as in "wave goodbye"


What does the name nami mean?

Wave


From what language did the word 'tsunami' originate?

The term tsunami comes from the Japanese meaning harbor ("tsu", 津) and wave ("nami", 波). [a. Jap. tsunami, tunami, f. tsu harbour + nami waves.-Oxford English Dictionary]. For the plural, one can either follow ordinary English practice and add an s, or use an invariable plural as in Japanese. From Wikipedia.