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Meanings
Noun
1. wave; billow; ripple; breaker; swell
From somewhere, the sound of waves could be heard.
2. ups and downs
Her grades go up and down.
3. (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; succession of changes
Let's catch this wave of growth!
4. tendency; (new) wave
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (67 in total)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
surfing
waving heads (of grain)
Examples (36 in total)
The waves are high.
The waves come in.
I was doused by a wave.