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沖
沖
7 strokes
Frequency: 929
JLPT N1
Grade 4

Meanings

open sea
offing
rise high into sky

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
チュウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おき
おきつ
ちゅう.する
わく

Common Words

沖
おき
澳
Noun
Freq #7922
1

open sea

Examples
その島は海岸から１マイル沖にある。
The island lies a mile off the coast.
2

沖 only; Abbreviation

Okinawa

沖縄
おきなわ
沖繩
Noun
Freq #12213
1

Okinawa (city, prefecture)

Examples
彼は沖縄への旅行を延期しました。
He put off his trip to Okinawa.
沖合
沖合い
おきあい
Noun
Freq #29789
1

off the coast; offshore; out at sea

Examples
数艘のヨットが、はるか沖合を並んで航行していた。
Several yachts were sailing side by side far out at sea.
沖縄県
おきなわけん
Noun
Freq #36409
1

Okinawa Prefecture

沖縄戦
おきなわせん
Noun
Freq #97573
1

Historical term

Battle of Okinawa (April, 1945)

沖縄料理
おきなわりょうり
Noun
Freq #105852
1

Okinawan food; Okinawan cuisine

おきアミ (沖アミ)
沖アミ
沖醤蝦
おきあみ (沖醤蝦)
オキアミ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #117142
1

krill; euphasiid (any species in the family Euphausiacea)

沖天
冲天
ちゅうてん
Noun
Freq #141726
1

rising into the heavens

沖釣り
沖釣
おきづり
Noun
Freq #161878
1

Fishing

offshore fishing

沖地震
おきじしん
Noun suffix
Freq #163877
1

offshore earthquake

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Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.

open sea

Constituents

The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.

🧩 middle
丨 stick
🧩 water droplets
🧩 water pistol
中 in
口 mouth
水 water

Mnemonic Stories

To be on the open sea is to be in the middle of the water.

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