JLPT N1 · Noun / adverb

海路 (kairo)

海路 (かいろ, kairo) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “sea route”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かいろ
Romaji: kairo
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

sea route · noun, adverb

Example sentences

陸路を運ぶのは大変ですが、海路で運ぶのは簡単です。

It's very difficult to transport them overland, but simple to do so by sea.

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

Kanji in 海路

海

sea, oceanカイ・うみ · 9 strokes

路

path, route, roadロ・ル・-じ・みち · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 海路.

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領海りょうかいterritorial waters道路どうろroad線路せんろrailway track通路つうろpassage

Source: JMdict entry 1201830 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.