Memory phrase for the Kanji: 海


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Meaning sea, ocean

Pronunciation

KAI
umi

Explanation

Left: water , right: every (Persons = have mothers , namely: everybody!) [mother = woman with swollen breasts : of pregnancy]

Mnemonic


 
Water is in every sea.

Radicals

waterThe radical sanzui is a short form of water
every, each
lying person(Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting , sitting cross-legged , kneeling , skilled , bending ,, slumped or husband )
motherShows a woman with a longer right stroke and with two dots : which are swollen breasts of a nursing (breast-feeding) woman.
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 Vocabulary

うみ  sea, beach
雲海 うんかい  sea of clouds
海岸 かいがん  coast, beach
海洋 かいよう  ocean
北海道 ほっかいどう  Hokkaido
航海 こうかい  sail, voyage
海外 かいがい  foreign, abroad, overseas
海峡 かいきょう  channel
海路 かいろ  sea route

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