海 (うみ · かいがい · かいがん)

sea / ocean / waters; foreign / abroad / overseas; seashore / coast / seaside

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 每 represents the sound.

Components

Example sentences

  1. 海は青いです。 — The sea is blue.
  2. その海は青い。 — The sea is blue.
  3. 海も見たいな。 — I also want to see the ocean.
  4. 海が見たいな。 — I want to see the sea.
  5. 私は海に行く。 — I'm going to the beach.

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