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沖 (おき): open sea — Japanese vocabulary

沖 is read おき and means "open sea". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

沖

Reading
おき · oki
Translation
open sea
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
おきが

Example

その鯨が和歌山沖で発見された。

そのくじらがわかやまおきではっけんされた。

The whale has been found off the coast of Wakayama.

Kanji in this word

  • 沖 — Open Sea, Offing, Rise High Into Sky

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