うみ

Sea, ocean

N5noun·umi

How to remember it

海 combines water 氵 with 'every' — all water gathered together is the sea.

Example sentences

  • 夏に海へ行きます。

    なつにうみへいきます。

    I go to the sea in summer.

  • 海で泳ぐのが好きです。

    うみでおよぐのがすきです。

    I like swimming in the sea.

Usage

Common noun; paired with 山 in the phrase 山と海 (mountains and sea).

Related words

海岸泳ぐ

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