- 海外 — overseas
- 海岸 — coast / seashore
- 海水 — seawater
- 海辺 — seaside / beach
- 航海 — voyage, navigation
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The kanji 海 combines the water radical with 毎 (every), suggesting “everywhere water” — symbolizing a vast expanse of water like the sea. It's often used metaphorically to describe abundance or boundlessness.
夏に海へ行きます。
I go to the sea in summer.
海水は しょっぱいです。
Seawater is salty.