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9 strokes
Frequency: 200
JLPT N3
Grade 2

Meanings

sea
ocean

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ă‚«ă‚€
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
うみ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
あ
ă‚ăŸ
うăȘ
うん
え
か
た
ăČろ
ăČろし
ぶ
ăŸăĄ
ăŸăŸ
み
め
わたる

Common Words

æ”·
うみ
み
わた
わだ
Noun
Freq #722
1

sea; ocean; waters

Examples
äœ•ăšă—ăŠă‚‚æ”·ă‚’ăČべ盼みたいもぼだ。
I ache for a sight of the sea.
æ”·ć€–
かいがい
Noun
ïœžăź Adj.
Freq #2982
1

foreign; abroad; overseas

Examples
ć›ăŻă©ă‚Œăă‚‰ă„ă‚ˆăæ”·ć€–ă«èĄŒăăŸă™ă‹ă€‚
How often do you go abroad?
ăČずで
攷星
äșș手
攷盀車
ヒトデ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #6807
1

starfish; sea star; asteroid; any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea

2

northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)

æ”·ćČž
かいがん
Noun
ïœžăź Adj.
Freq #6975
1

coast; beach

Examples
こぼバă‚čăŻă€æ”·ćČžă«èĄŒăăŸă™ă‹ă€‚
Does this bus go to the beach?
æĄ‘æ”·
そうかい
Noun
Freq #7398
1

this world's sudden changes

ćŒ—æ”·é“
ほっかいどう
Noun
Freq #7469
1

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

Examples
ç§ăŻæ˜Žæ—„ćŒ—æ”·é“ă«èĄŒăă€ă‚‚ă‚Šă§ă™ă€‚
I will go to Hokkaido tomorrow.
æ”·èłŠ
かいぞく
Noun
Freq #10128
1

pirate

Examples
æ”·èłŠăŸăĄăŻïŒ—ă€ăźæ”·ă‚’èˆȘæ”·ă—ăŸă€‚
The pirates sailed the seven seas.
攷䞊
かいじょう
かいしょう
Noun
ïœžăź Adj.
Freq #11451
1

(on the) sea; surface of the sea

Examples
たくさんぼèˆčăŒæ”·äžŠă‚’è”°ăŁăŠă„ă‚‹ă€‚
Many boats are sailing on the sea.
æ”·æ°Ž
かいすい
Noun
Freq #11569
1

seawater; saltwater

Examples
æ”·æ°ŽăŒć‚·ă«ă—ăżăŠç—›ă„ă‚ˆă€‚
The seawater stings my cut.
æ”·éą
かいめん
Noun
Freq #11923
1

sea level; (surface of) sea

Examples
ć€§ăăȘćČ©ăŒäž€ă€æ”·éąă‹ă‚‰çȘăć‡șどいた。
A big rock rose out of the sea.
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