消波 in Japanese

IPA: [ɕo̞ːha̠] Forms: 消波 ^ [canonical] (ruby: 消(しょう), 波(は)), shōha [romanization], seufa [romanization], せうは [hiragana, historical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Appears to be a coinage in Japanese from Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 消 (shō, “extinguishing, cancelling, erasing”) + 波 (ha, “wave”). First cited to a text from 1973. Etymology templates: {{cog|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{compound|ja|消|波|sort=しょうは|t1=extinguishing, cancelling, erasing|t2=wave|tr1=shō|tr2=ha}} 消 (shō, “extinguishing, cancelling, erasing”) + 波 (ha, “wave”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しょうは|hhira=せうは}} 消(しょう)波(は) • (shōha) ^(←せうは (seufa)?)

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          "translation": "breakwater, a dyke built to reduce wave",
          "word": "消波提"
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"消波" meaning in Japanese

Noun