海 (うみ) — sea, ocean
海
sea
Frequency #340
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 2
1 character
noun
nature
environment
umi
うみ
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
うみ[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- sea
- ocean
Explained in simple Japanese
- しおからい 水が ひろがる、とても 大きな ところ。
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Usage examples
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海は人を分けるものでも、人をつなぐ道でもあったのです。
Umi wa hito o wakeru mono de mo, hito o tsunagu michi de mo atta no desu.
The sea both divided people and served as a route connecting them.
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