What does kanji 沖 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 沖 is open sea.

How is kanji 沖 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 沖 are おき, おきつ, ちゅう.する, わく; the onyomi readings are チュウ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 沖?

Kanji 沖 is taught in Jōyō Grade 4.

What is the main radical of kanji 沖?

The main radical for kanji 沖 is 水.

What words use kanji 沖?

Example words that use kanji 沖 include 沖合い, 沖繩, 沖スロ, 沖巨頭.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 7

沖

Meaning

Kanji 沖

open sea

open sea, offing, rise high into sky

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: おきおきつちゅう.するわく
Onyomi 音読み: チュウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 4
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #929
Strokes: 7
Radical: 水
Components: ｜ • 口 • 汁
Kanji Kentei: Level 7
Similar Kanji: 串 • 仲 • 忠 • 中 • 狆 • 冲 • 忡

Related vocabulary

Showing 22 common entries

Showing 22 of 74 entries that include this kanji.

沖合い

おきあい

off the coast

沖繩

おきなわ

Okinawa (city, prefecture)

沖スロ

おきスロ

Okinawan pachinko parlor slot machine

沖巨頭

おきごんどう

false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens)

沖言葉

おきことば

euphemisms used by superstitious sailors (e.g. calling sardines "sundries", whales "Ebisu", etc.)

沖合い漁業

おきあいぎょぎょう

offshore fishing industry

沖合底引き網漁業

おきあいそこびきあみぎょぎょう

offshore trawl fishery

沖醤蝦

おきあみ

krill

沖積

ちゅうせき

alluvial

沖積期

ちゅうせきき

alluvial period

沖積世

ちゅうせきせい

alluvial epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)

沖積層

ちゅうせきそう

alluvium

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

船はゆっくりと沖へ出た。

The boat slowly headed out to the open sea.

沖に小さな島が見える。

A small island can be seen off the coast.

今日は沖の波が高い。

The waves are high in the open sea today.

漁師たちは朝早く沖に向かった。

The fishermen headed to the open sea early in the morning.

沖から冷たい風が吹いてきた。

A cold wind blew in from the open sea.

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