Memory phrase for the Kanji: 海
海
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Meaning
sea, ocean
Pronunciation
KAI umi
Explanation
Left: water 氵 , right: every 毎 (Persons 人 = have mothers 母 , namely: everybody!) [mother 母 = woman 女 with swollen breasts : of pregnancy]
Mnemonic
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Water is in every sea.
Radicals
氵
water The radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水
毎
every, each
lying person (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕 , sitting cross-legged 夂 , kneeling ⺈ , skilled 才 , bending マ ,卩 , slumped 㔾 or husband 夫 )
母
mother Shows a woman 女 with a longer right stroke ノ and with two dots : which are swollen breasts of a nursing (breast-feeding) woman.
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Vocabulary
海
うみ
sea, beach
3832
雲海
うんかい
sea of clouds
7363
海岸
かいがん
coast, beach
3834
海洋
かいよう
ocean
3838
北海道
ほっかいどう
Hokkaido
6581
航海
こうかい
sail, voyage
5143
海外
かいがい
foreign, abroad, overseas
3833
海峡
かいきょう
channel
3835
海路
かいろ
sea route
3840
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