Tuesday, September 6, 2011

What are some japanese prefixes to add onto nami?

Question:


Name means waves in japanese.

Im not exactly sure if im using the right word here, but im trying to say like to make the name longer. I want the add on to be at the end and maybe has to do With water. If not, beauty (:

Answer:


You said prefixes, but then you said you "want to add on to be at the end." That would be a suffix.

波 is used in a lot of words, but most of them use the various on'yomi (Chinese) pronunciations.

波 using kun'yomi (Japanese) pronunciation (nami) doesn't combine to form a lot of words. So if you just care about the kanji, many options are possible. If you care about the kanji AND "nami" pronunciation your options become quite limited.

Maybe... wavy/ripply (波形 (namigata)), lol.

You can use adjectives in front of it as a sort of "prefix" (as area52 suggested):
綺麗な波 [kirei na nami] → pretty/lovely/beautiful wave

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