JLPT N1 · Noun

海流 (kairyuu)

海流 (かいりゅう, kairyuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “ocean current”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かいりゅう
Romaji: kairyuu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

ocean current · noun

Example sentences

海流に変化が起きたのだろうか。

Has a change in ocean currents occurred?

Tatoeba #185016

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

Kanji in 海流

海

sea, oceanカイ・うみ · 9 strokes

流

current, a sink, flowリュウ・ル・なが.れる・なが.れ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 海流.

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海路かいろsea route領海りょうかいterritorial waters流行りゅうこうfashion流すながすto drain流れながれflow (of a fluid or gas)

Source: JMdict entry 1201820 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.