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Sea Ocean Water 海 Beach Drop カイ うみ

Kanji
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
Radical Number 85
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading みず・したみず・さんずい
Traditional Form
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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