Meaning of 大海(たいかい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 大海

Kana Reading たいかい, おおうみ

Romaji taikai, ōumi

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

ocean; large sea
Parts of speech

Meaning

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Examples of 大海, たいかい, おおうみ in a sentence

大海にはたくさん魚がいる。

Fish abounds in the ocean.
個人の善意は大海の一滴にすぎません。

Private charity is only a drop in the bucket.
井の中の蛙、大海を知らず。

He that stays in the valley shall never get over the hill.
そのボートは大海を漂っていた。

The boat was drifting in the ocean.

Related Kanji

海 JLPT 4

9 strokes

sea, ocean

On'Yomi: カイ

Kun'Yomi: うみ

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大 JLPT 5

3 strokes

large, big

On'Yomi: ダイ, タイ

Kun'Yomi: おお-, おお.きい, -おお.いに

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海

10 strokes

On'Yomi: カイ

Kun'Yomi: うみ

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