漢字道KANJIDO

9 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 29 strokesRadical
On
カイ
Kun
うみ
Meaning
sea

Origin

ORIGIN

氵 (water) + 毎 → a vast gathering of water: the sea.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

カイ海岸・海水浴・航海
うみ海・海鳴り

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 海水かいすい

    seawater

  • 海岸かいがん

    coast

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

海で およぎます。

I swim in the sea.

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