沖
沖

open sea, offing, rise high into sky

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Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

open sea

Constituents

?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.

Dictionary

Common Words

沖おき澳NounFreq #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NounFreq #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NounFreq #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NounFreq #36409
1

Okinawa Prefecture

沖縄戦おきなわせんNounFreq #97573
1

Historical term

Battle of Okinawa (April, 1945)

沖縄料理おきなわりょうりNounFreq #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NounUsually kanaFreq #117142
1

krill; euphasiid (any species in the family Euphausiacea)

沖天冲天ちゅうてんNounFreq #141726
1

rising into the heavens

沖釣り沖釣おきづりNounFreq #161878
1

Fishing

offshore fishing

沖地震おきじしんNoun suffixFreq #163877
1

offshore earthquake

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