つなみ
Meanings
Noun
1. tsunami; tidal wave
That is the terror of a tsunami.
Pitch accent
つ
なみ
Composed of
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
giant tsunami (over 3m in height according to the JMA definition); giant tidal wave
landslide
tsunami warning
storm surge
tsunami (caused by an earthquake)
tsunami forecast
tsunami earthquake
tidal bore; tidal flood; eagre
far-field tsunami; tsunami that occurred away from Japan
Tsunami Station
Examples (5 in total)
That is the terror of a tsunami.
A tsunami is coming, so please be on the alert.
Tom's house was destroyed by a tsunami.