waves

On-Yomi: — Kun-Yomi: なみ

Koohii stories:

1) [chamcham] 30-4-2007(241): Waves are the ocean's pelt (skin).

2) [alanj] 8-3-2008(88): The Inuit used water-proof seal pelts for their kayaks, to travel the waves.

3) [fuaburisu] 10-10-2005(24): If you can see waves appearing in fields of high grass when a strong wind blows, you will easily imagine waves appearing in the fur (pelt) of the water (“waves are water's pelt”).

4) [Yozora] 28-5-2009(17): Waves blanket the ocean like a WATERY PELT.

5) [sethg] 28-3-2009(16): Waves are water that is pelting the shore.