Kanji1 / 9
海 kanji
sea, ocean
- JLPT level
- N4 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
On readings
カイ
Kun readings
うみ
Variant forms
海Words with 海
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N4海岸Popularseashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
- N3海外Popularforeign; abroad; overseas
- N2海洋Popularocean; sea
- N2海水浴Popularswimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
- N1海運Popularmaritime transport; shipping
- N1海峡Popularchannel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
- N1海抜Popularheight above sea level
- N1海流Popularocean current
- N1海路Popularsea route
- N1航海Popular(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
- N1領海Popularterritorial waters
- —沿海Popularsea along the coast; coastal waters; inshore waters; coast
- —海域Populararea of sea; waters
- —海軍Popularnavy; naval force
- —海溝Popularoceanic trench; deep-sea trench; deep
- —海上Popular(on the) sea; surface of the sea
- —海水Popularseawater; saltwater
- —海藻Popularseaweed
- —海賊Popularpirate
- —海中Popularin the sea