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“Backwash” in Japanese

Short answer
引き波 hikinami ひきなみ

Backwash in Japanese is “引き波” (hikinami). Full meaning: backwash, rip current, undertow; stern wave; drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest).

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