| 津波 |
| 1. n. (from early 1600s) (oceanography) a tsunami; a tidal wave | |
| (synonyms, ja, 地震津波, tr1=jishin tsunami, lit1=earthquake tsunami) | |
| 2. n. 海嘯: (hydrology rare) a tidal bore | |
| (synonyms, ja, 潮津波, tr1=shio tsunami, lit1=tide tsunami) | |
| 3. n. (hydrology rare) a storm surge | |
| (synonyms, ja, 風津波, tr1=kaze tsunami, lit1=wind tsunami) | |
| 4. n. Usage: The 海嘯 spelling is specific to the tidal bore sense. | |
| 5. n. Usage: This term is sometimes encountered as the compound 地震津波, to make the meaning more explicitly clear and disambiguate from the tidal bore and storm surge senses. | |
