消波
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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消 | 波 |
しょう Grade: 3 |
は Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
Appears to be a coinage in Japanese from Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 消 (shō, “extinguishing, cancelling, erasing”) + 波 (ha, “wave”).
First cited to a text from 1973.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- [1973] wave-cancelling
Usage notes edit
Generally only found in compounds.
Derived terms edit
- 消波装置 (shōha sōchi, “wave absorber, wave dissipation device”)
- 消波提 (shōhatei, “breakwater, a dyke built to reduce waves”)
- 消波ブロック (shōha burokku, “a breakwater tetrapod”)