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海うみ - umi
sea
Definitions
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海 |
1. n. a sea, an ocean |
(antonyms, ja, 陸, tr=oka, riku) |
海の中にはいろんな生き物が暮らしています。 - There are all sorts of creatures living in the sea. |
海に行こうよ! - Let's go to the beach! |
2. n. a lake |
(synonyms, ja, 湖, tr=mizuumi) |
3. n. (figurative) an object covering over a large area, as in 血の海 or 火の海 |
4. n. (planetology) a mare (dark surface of a celestial body, thought to appear like a sea) |
5. n. (calligraphy) in a 硯, a reservoir where water is stored |
(synonyms, ja, 池, tr=ike) |
6. n. Usage: This is the most common general term in modern Japanese for sea or ocean. |
7. prefix. of the sea, of the ocean |
8. n. (obsolete) sea, ocean |
9. affix. sea; ocean |
Pronunciation
umi
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