How to write 海
- Meaning
- sea, ocean
- On reading
- カイ
- Kun reading
- うみ
- Strokes
- 9
- Level
- JLPT N4
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Example words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海 | うみ | sea; ocean |
| 海外 | かいがい | foreign; abroad |
| 北海道 | ほっかいどう | Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit) |
Example sentence
夏は海へ行きます。
なつはうみへいきます。
In summer I go to the beach.
Uses only kanji from JLPT N4 and below.
Practice sheet
The red stroke is the one to write next, and the dot shows where to start. Trace the grey characters, then write on your own.
海sea, oceanOn: カイ · Kun: うみ · 9 strokes · JLPT N4
Free worksheets from kanji.chanyama.com. Stroke order: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0, Ulrich Apel). Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0, EDRDG). JLPT lists: tanos.co.uk (unofficial). This worksheet is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.