A new three-wave method is efficient and well-developed approach to solve nonlinear partial differential equation. In this paper, a (3+1)-dimensional Jimbo-Miwa equation is investigated by using this approach. Some periodic wave solutions and kink solutions are obtained through the Hirota bilinear form. Furthermore, figures of some special periodic wave solutions and kink solutions are presented to illustrate the dynamical features of these solutions.where f = f (x, y, z, t) is also real function with respect to variables x, y, z and t. D 3x D y , D t D y and D x D z are called Hirota bilinear operators [23] defined by Publisher's Note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.