Dictionary/近海きんかいKinkai近海 (Kinkai) is a Japanese noun meaning “coastal waters, adjacent seas”.Meaningsnoun, adjectival nouncoastal waters; adjacent seasKanji in 近海近near海seaRelated words最近recently近くnear海sea近いnear近づくto approach近所neighbourhood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)付近neighborhood近頃lately