凪(なぎ)

なぎ
noun
calm, lull (of wind and sea)
literaryweather
1. calm, lull, stillness (of wind and sea)
A state where the wind dies down and the sea becomes calm and still. Also used figuratively for a period of quiet or pause.
海(うみ)が凪(なぎ)になった。
The sea became calm.
夕(ゆう)凪(なぎ)の海(うみ)はとても静(しず)かだった。
The sea during the evening calm was very still.
嵐(あらし)の後(あと)の凪(なぎ)のような穏(おだ)やかな時間(じかん)が流(なが)れた。
A peaceful time passed, like the calm after a storm.

凪(なぎ) is a uniquely Japanese kanji (国字(こくじ)) combining 風(かぜ) (wind) + 止(と)める (to stop). It describes the windless, calm state of the sea.

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Usage

朝(あさ)凪(なぎ) and 夕(ゆう)凪(なぎ) are specific meteorological phenomena where land and sea breezes switch direction, creating a brief windless period. The word is also used as a personal name (especially for girls) and appears in literary and poetic contexts. It has become a popular name in recent years, including through the manga and anime 凪(なぎ)のお暇(いとま) (Nagi's Long Vacation).

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