Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2

JLPT level: N4

200 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: sea, ocean

Kunyomi: うみ

Onyomi: カイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: さんずい

Meaning: water

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

日本(にほんかい)   Sea of Japan

(こうかい)   sailing

岸(かいがん)   coast

外(かいがい)   abroad

水浴(かいすいよく)   sea bathing

(うみ)   sea

辺(うみべ)   beach

*老(えび)   shrimp

*苔(のり)   sea seed sheet

Onyomi Examples

カイウン maritime, marine transportation

カイイキ area of ocean

コウカイ high seas, international waters

ウチウミ inlet, bay, inland sea

Kunyomi Examples

うみ sea, ocean, waters

うみべ beach, seashore, seaside, coast

うちうみ inlet, bay, inland sea

血の ちのうみ sea of blood, pool of blood