[海] Handwritten Kanji for sea and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “海” (umi); Kanji for “sea”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “海” (umi)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “海”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
海	カイ うみ	kai umi	9	氵	sea

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “海”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
海	うみ	umi	Sea
海洋生物	かいようせいぶつ	kaiyouseibutsu	Marine creature
海上自衛隊	かいじょうじえいたい	kaijoujieitai	Maritime Self Defense Forces