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海 - N4 Kanji

Meaning of 海 意味

sea, ocean

海 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

うみ umi

KUNYOMI 訓読み

カイ kai

Examples

何としても海をひと目みたいものだ。I ache for a sight of the sea.
彼は海を怖がる。He’s afraid of the sea.
海は静かだった。The ocean was calm.
海はとても広い。The sea is very wide.
海が見えてきた。The sea came into sight.
私は海で泳ぎたい。I want to bathe in the sea.
私は海を見下ろした。I looked down at the sea.
私たちは海で泳いだ。We swam in the sea.
魚は海に住んでいる。Fish live in the sea.
海で泳ぐのは面白い。It is fun to swim in the sea.

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