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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
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 海うみ | うみ | sea, beach | N5 |
| 海岸かいがん | かいがん | coast, seashore | N4 |
| 海外かいがい | かいがい | foreign, abroad, overseas | N3 |
| 航海こうかい | こうかい | sail, voyage | N3 |
| 海水浴かいすいよく | かいすいよく | sea bathing, seawater bath | N2 |
| 海洋かいよう | かいよう | ocean | N2 |
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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