海 — sea, ocean

うみ海 sea

U+6D77 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 9 strokes Freq #200 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #461 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

sea
ocean

word

うみ umi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

海(うみ) umi sea

かい kai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

北(ほっ) 海(かい) 道(どう) hokkaidou Hokkaido 海(かい) 外(がい) kaigai overseas 海(かい) 岸(がん) kaigan coast 海(かい) 洋(よう) kaiyou ocean 海(かい) 軍(ぐん) kaigun navy 海(かい) 上(じょう) kaijou on the sea 航(こう) 海(かい) koukai voyage 海(かい) 水(すい) kaisui seawater 深(しん) 海(かい) shinkai deep sea

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

上海(しゃんはい) shanhai Shanghai

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

上海(しゃんはい) shanhai Shanghai

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Meanings

word

うみ umi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

かい kai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

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