海 – sea, ocean

9 strokesTaught in grade 2#200 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 海 means sea, ocean. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カイ (kai); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is うみ (umi). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カイ	kai
Kun’yomi	うみ	umi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 水 (Kangxi radical 85). Components: 汁・母・毋・乞.

Words using 海

海うみsea海岸かいがんseashore海外かいがいforeign航海こうかい(sea) voyage海洋かいようocean海水浴かいすいよくswimming in the ocean海運かいうんmaritime transport海峡かいきょうchannel (e.g. between two land masses)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

Example sentences

何としても海をひと目みたいものだ。

I ache for a sight of the sea.

Tatoeba #187770

このバスは、海岸に行きますか。

Does this bus go to the beach?

Tatoeba #223352

君はどれくらいよく海外に行きますか。

How often do you go abroad?

Tatoeba #177613

Kanji with the same radical

決法治派済活求水減演流沢消準渡深

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