Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 波
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は Grade: 3
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| on'yomi
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Etymology
マイクロ (maikuro-, “micro-”) + 波 (ha, “wave”), calque of English microwave
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) マイクロは [màíkúróꜜ wà] (Nakadaka – [4])
- IPA(key): [ma̠ikɯ̟ɾo̞ β̞a̠]
Noun
マイクロ波 • (maikuro-ha)
- (physics) a microwave