海 (Umi) is a Japanese noun meaning “sea, ocean, waters”.
Meanings
- nounsea; ocean; waters
Examples
彼は海を怖がる。
He's afraid of the sea.
彼は海を渡った。
He crossed over the sea.
私は海で泳ぎたい。
I want to bathe in the sea.
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Kanji in 海
Related words
海外foreign海豚dolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.)海老prawn北海道Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)内海inland sea海軍navy上海Shanghai (China)東海Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)深海deep sea水母jellyfish海賊pirate海岸seashore