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
person who lies(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

 海  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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