JLPT N5 · Noun

海 (umi)

海 (うみ, umi) is a Japanese noun meaning “sea; ocean”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: うみ
Romaji: umi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

sea; ocean; waters · noun

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

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 海

sea, oceanカイ・うみ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 海.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1201190 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.