Kanji

Level: N4 Strokes: 9

海

Meaning in English

sea, ocean, mer

Readings

Onyomi: カイ Kunyomi: うみ Romaji: kai / umi

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海

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese mar, oceano, mer

Spanish mar, océano, mer

Korean 바다, 대양, 인어

French mer, océan, mer

Italian mare, oceano, sireno

German Meer, Ozean, Meer

Indonesian laut, samudra, duyung

★ Vietnamese biển, đại dương, biển

Thai ทะเล มหาสมุทร เมอร์

Related kanji

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Words with this kanji

N1 海運 kaiun marine transportation N1 海峡 kaikyou channel N1 海抜 kaibatsu height above sea level N1 海流 kairyuu ocean current N1 海路 kairo sea route N1 領海 ryoukai territorial waters N2 海水浴 kaisuiyoku sea bathing, seawater bath N2 海洋 kaiyou ocean N3 海外 kaigai overseas, abroad