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
- 氵 — 氵 is a component form of 水.
- 每
Example sentences
- 海は青いです。 — The sea is blue.
- その海は青い。 — The sea is blue.
- 海も見たいな。 — I also want to see the ocean.
- 海が見たいな。 — I want to see the sea.
- 私は海に行く。 — I'm going to the beach.
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