| Kanji | 海 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | カイ |
| Kunyomi | うみ |
| Nanori | あ, あま, うな, うん, え, か, た, ひろ, ひろし, ぶ, まち, まま, み, め, わたる |
| English | sea, ocean |
| Examples | 海外(かいがい): foreign; abroad; overseas 海(うみ): sea; beach 海岸(かいがん): coast; beach 海洋(かいよう): ocean 海峡(かいきょう): channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait 航海(こうかい): sail; voyage 領海(りょうかい): territorial waters 海運(かいうん): maritime; marine transportation 海水浴(かいすいよく): sea bathing; seawater bath 海流(かいりゅう): ocean current 海抜(かいばつ): height above sea level 海路(かいろ): sea route 海鷂魚(えい): ray (fish); stingray |
| JLPT Level | 4 |
| Jouyou Grade | 2 |
| Frequency | 200 |
| Components | 水: water 毎: every |
| Number of Strokes | 9 |
| Kanji Radical | 水 |
| Radical Number | 85 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | みず・したみず・さんずい |
| Traditional Form | 海 |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | sea |
| Koohii Story 1 | Every drop of water will eventually return to the sea. |
| Koohii Story 2 | As depicted in the classic SF film Fantastic Voyage, every drop of water is a sea, if you look close enough. Imagine peering through a microscope at a vast sea teeming with microbial life (and perhaps a minaturized submarine). Note: Take care not to confuse with ocean (#549). |
Tags: jlpt.n4, grade2, kanjifreq1-250, kanji_nature_landscape
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