Hamon

波紋 (Hamon) is a Japanese noun meaning “ripple, ring on the water, repercussions, Japanese slit drum”.

Meanings

  1. nounripple; ring on the water
  2. nounrepercussions
  3. nounJapanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

Examples

  • The stone started ripples in the pond.

  • Her action is still making waves in Japanese society.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 波紋

wavesfamily crest

Related words

(family) crestfingerprintNaniwa (former name for Osaka region)waveradio wavecold wavetraditional ordering of the Japanese syllabarybrain waveswaves that remain after the wind has subsidedtsunamidisturbancefrequency (esp. of waveforms)