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KanjiN4Grade 2 · 小29 strokesRadical 水#200 in newspapers

海 · sea, ocean

海 is a kanji meaning sea, ocean. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • カイkai

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • うみumi

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 海 · 12 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 海
WordReadingMeaningLevel
海うみsea, beachN5
海岸かいがんcoast, seashoreN4
海外かいがいforeign, abroad, overseasN3
航海こうかいsail, voyageN3
海水浴かいすいよくsea bathing, seawater bathN2
海洋かいようoceanN2
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More words that use 海
WordReadingMeaningLevel
海運かいうんmarine transportationN1
海峡かいきょうchannelN1
海抜かいばつheight above sea levelN1
海流かいりゅうocean currentN1
海路かいろsea routeN1
領海りょうかいterritorial watersN1

Example sentence

海は静かだった。

うみはしずかだった

The ocean was calm.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #185090 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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