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海

sea
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingカイ
Kun readingうみ
JōyōGrade 2

Popular Usage

海岸海外海洋海水浴海路海運海峡海抜海流

Radicals and components

Radical水waterComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · every · reclining · lying down · mother (母) · breasts

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 500

Compound words

海岸かいがん
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
海外かいがい
foreign; abroad; overseas
海洋かいよう
ocean; sea
海水浴かいすいよく
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
海運かいうん
maritime transport; shipping
海峡かいきょう
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
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
沿海えんかい
sea along the coast; coastal waters; inshore waters; coast
海域かいいき
area of sea; waters
海軍かいぐん
navy; naval force
海溝かいこう
oceanic trench; deep-sea trench; deep
海上かいじょう
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
海水かいすい
seawater; saltwater
海藻かいそう
seaweed
海賊かいぞく
pirate
海苔のり
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
海中かいちゅう
in the sea
海底かいてい
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
海難かいなん
accident at sea; sea disaster; shipwreck
海浜かいひん
seashore; seaside; beach
海辺うみべ
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
海面かいめん
sea level; (surface of) sea

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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