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Kanji 海: meaning "sea, ocean", readings, stroke order

The kanji 海 means "sea, ocean". On'yomi: カイ; kun'yomi: うみ. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
sea, ocean
On'yomi
カイ
Kun'yomi
うみ
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
海 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 海

  • 海 うみ — Sea
  • 海岸 かいがん — coast, seashore
  • 海外 かいがい — foreign, abroad, overseas
  • 航海 こうかい — sail, voyage
  • 海水浴 かいすいよく — sea bathing, seawater bath
  • 海洋 かいよう — ocean
  • 海運 かいうん — marine transportation
  • 海峡 かいきょう — channel
  • 海抜 かいばつ — height above sea level
  • 海流 かいりゅう — ocean current
  • 海路 かいろ — sea route
  • 領海 りょうかい — territorial waters

Stroke order · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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