海
Sea
Meanings
Sea, Ocean
On'yomi
かい
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
うみ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
海 is written in 9 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
海 (Sea) is taught on WaniKani at level 6 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 2 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #200 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 9 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 6
Words using 海
沿海えんかいsea along the coast海うみsea海域かいいきarea of sea海運かいうんmaritime transport海王星かいおうせいNeptune (planet)海外かいがいforeign海岸かいがんseashore海岸線かいがんせんcoastline海峡かいきょうchannel (e.g. between two land masses)海軍かいぐんnavy海溝かいこうoceanic trench海産物かいさんぶつmarine products海上かいじょう(on the) sea海水かいすいseawater海水浴かいすいよくswimming in the ocean海水浴場かいすいよくじょうswimming area (in the ocean)
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