海 – Sea, Ocean

Asher Wolfstein November 9, 2021 Leave a Comment

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海 Basics

This is a jōyō kanji （常用漢字） and is taught in the 2nd grade, is in N4 of the JLPT, and is the 200th out of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers.

海 consists of nine (9) strokes. It is made up of the radical(s) water 水 (氵 / 氺). It also consists of the kanji part(s) 乞, 毋, 母, 汁.

海 Meanings

• Ocean
• Sea

海 Pronunciations

Onyomi （音読み） Reading(s):

• カイ (kai)

Kunyomi （訓読み） Reading(s):

• うみ

海 Alternatives

Example Usage Of 海

There are no example sentences on the site.

Vocab Using 海

• 海辺、海べ、海邊（うみべ、かいへん） – Beach, Seashore, Seaside, Coast
• 海（うみ、み、わた、わだ） – Sea, Ocean, Waters

• Information is compiled from various sources:
  • JMdict, Kanjidic2, JMnedict and Radkfile, property of Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, under this license.
  • JLPT data comes from JLPT Resources by Jonathan Waller.