海 means Sea
In Japan we use the word “海(うみ-umi)” for the English word “Sea”.
Usually this kanji word “海” is used for “local sea” such as “北海(ほっかい-hokkai)” for “North Sea”, “東シナ海(ひがししなかい-higashishinakai)” for “East China Sea” and “ベーリング海(べーりんぐかい-beringukai)” for “Bering Sea” etc.
And for ocean, we use “洋(よう-you or なだ-nada)”. So for Pacific Ocean we say “太平洋(たいへいよう-taiheiyou)”, for Atlantic Ocean we say “大西洋(たいせいよう-taiseiyou)” and for Idean Ocean we say “インド洋(いんどよう-indoyou)”. And just for any ocean we use the following words; “大洋(たいよう-taiyou)”, “海洋(かいよう-kaiyou)” or “外海(そとうみ-sotoumi)” etc.
大洋 means Ocean
海洋 means Ocean
外海 means Ocean
太平洋 means Pacific Ocean
大西洋 means Atlantic Ocean
インド洋 means Indian Ocean
Kanji Stroke Order for 海
Stroke Order for 海
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