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Kanji Detail for 海 - "sea, ocean, vast"

  • Meaning

    海 means "sea, ocean, vast."

    1. Sea - The ocean; vast body of saltwater.

    2. Ocean - A great expanse of water; the deep.

    3. Vast - Wide and great; immense in scope.

    4. Gathering place - Where many people or things come together.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sea; ocean

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sea, ocean; maritime

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Hai

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    sea, ocean; maritime

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Where all rivers converge. Near land it is called 海 (sea); far from land it is called 洋 (ocean). In ancient times, it was said that the four borders of China were all surrounded by sea. Hence, China was called "within the seas" (海內), and foreign lands "beyond the seas" (海外). | In the northwest, large bodies of water are called 海. As in Caspian Sea (裏海), Aral Sea (鹹海). | Things that gather in abundance are also called 海. As in "sea of literature" (文海), "sea of ancient and modern sayings" (古今說海), and the like. | Large bowls are commonly called 海. This expression already existed in Tang times.
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Sentences including

  • She stood looking out toward the sea.

  • Do you sometimes go abroad on your holidays?

  • The boat drifted about on the sea.

  • I wish i was always being sent abroad on business like he is.

  • The river flows slowly to the sea.

  • Japan is surrounded by sea.

  • Do you plan to go abroad?

  • Have you been to hokkaido?

  • He rode a horse to the sea.

  • I'd like to get a view of the ocean.

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