涛

See also: 濤

Translingual

Han character

涛 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 水手大戈 (EQKI), composition ⿰氵寿)

1. large waves
2. a (typically male) given name

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 627, character 31
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1618, character 11
• Unihan data for U+6D9B

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 涛 – see 濤 (“billows; large waves; sound of the sea”). (This character is the simplified form of 濤).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji

涛

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 濤)

1. wave, billow

Readings

• Go-on: どう (dō)^{←だう (dau, historical)}
• Kan-on: とう (tō)^{←たう (tau, historical)}
• Kun: なみ (nami, 涛); おおなみ (ōnami, 涛)^{←おほなみ (ofonami, 涛, historical)}

Compounds

• 涛声
• 松涛
• 怒涛
• 波涛
• 風涛

Noun

涛(なみ) • (nami) 

1. Alternative form of 波 (“wave”)

涛(おおなみ) • (ōnami) ^{←おほなみ (ofonami)?}

1. Alternative spelling of 大波 (“billow, surge”)

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Korean

Hanja

涛 • (do)

• Eumhun:
  • Sound (hangeul): 도
  • Name (hangeul): 물결
    

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