海 — kanji meaning “sea”
海
sea, ocean
- Meanings
- sea, ocean
- On'yomi
- カイ (kai)
- Kun'yomi
- うみ
- Name readings
- あ、あま、うな、うん、え、か
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #200 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- hǎi — Chinese character page
Words with 海
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海外 | かいがい kaigai | foreign; abroad; overseas |
| 海岸 | かいがん kaigan | seashore; coast; seaside |
| 海軍 | かいぐん kaigun | navy; naval force |
| 北海道 | ほっかいどう hokkaidou | Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit) |
| 海上 | かいじょう kaijou | (on the) sea; surface of the sea |
| 海洋 | かいよう kaiyou | ocean; sea |
| 航海 | こうかい koukai | (sea) voyage; navigation; sailing |
| 海底 | かいてい kaitei | bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed |
| 海水 | かいすい kaisui | seawater; saltwater |
| 東海 | とうかい toukai | Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures) |
| 海峡 | かいきょう kaikyou | channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait |
| 海辺 | うみべ umibe | beach; seashore; seaside |
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