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漣漪

漣漪

See also: 涟漪

Chinese

		ripple; tearful	ripple
trad. (漣漪)		漣	漪
simp. (涟漪)		涟	漪

Noun

漣漪

(poetic) ripple

Derived terms

漣漪效應／涟漪效应

Japanese

Kanji in this term
漣	漪
れん Jinmeiyō	い Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 漣漪 ‎(liᴇn ʔˠiᴇ).

Pronunciation

On'yomi
(Tokyo) れんい [réꜜǹ'ì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɺ̠ẽ̞ɴ.i]

Noun

漣漪 ‎(hiragana れんい, romaji ren'i)

ripple

Synonyms

漣 (さざなみ) ‎(sazanami)

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9