波打ち際

Japanese

Kanji in this term
波	打	際
なみ Grade: 3	う Grade: 3	きわ > ぎわ Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Etymology

波(なみ) (nami, “wave”) + 打(う)ち (uchi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 打(う)つ (utsu).) + 際(きわ) (kiwa, “edge”), literally "wave-hitting-edge".

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) なみうちぎわ [nàmíúchígíwá] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [na̠mʲiɯ̟t͡ɕiɡʲiβ̞a̠]

Noun

波(なみ)打(う)ち際(ぎわ) • (namiuchigiwa)

beach, seaside

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN