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海 うみ sea, ocean 4 200 9 85 みず・したみず・さんずい 形声 Phonetic Every drop of water will eventually return to the sea. 500

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カイ 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 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 2 水: water毎: every 水 4 海 sea 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).

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).
RTK Index (new)	500

Sea Ocean Water 海 Beach Drop カイ うみ

Sea Ocean Water 海 Beach Drop カイうみ