おき

Open sea, offshore

N3noun·oki

How to remember it

沖 = water radical (氵) + 中 (middle) — out in the middle of the sea.

Example sentences

  • 船が沖に出る。

    ふねがおきにでる。

    The boat goes out to the open sea.

  • 沖で魚を捕る。

    おきでさかなをとる。

    They catch fish offshore.

Usage

Refers to offshore open water, not the shore; used with へ or で.

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