津波

Etymology
Compound of.

Attested since at least the of the early 1600s.

Noun

 * 1)   a tsunami; a tidal wave
 * 2)   a tidal bore
 * 3)  a storm surge
 * 1)   a tidal bore
 * 2)  a storm surge
 * 1)  a storm surge
 * 1)  a storm surge

Usage notes
The spelling is specific to the  sense.

This term is sometimes encountered as the compound, to make the meaning more explicitly clear and disambiguate from the and  senses.

Derived terms

 * : “mountain tsunami” → a landslide, a landslip
 * : a tsunami warning