Word Meaning 海抜

かいばつ kaibatsu

海抜 is read as かいばつ (kaibatsu) and means height above sea level.

Meaning

English

  1. height above sea level

Reading

Kana

かいばつ

Romaji

kaibatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 8066 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

海路

うなじ

sea route

海老

えび

prawn

海神

かいじん

sea

海草

うみぐさ

seaweed

海面

かいめん

sea level

海産物

かいさんぶつ

marine products

海流

かいりゅう

ocean current

海戦

かいせん

naval battle

海原

うなばら

ocean

海港

かいこう

port

海市

かいし

mirage

海内

かいだい

the whole country

Example Sentences

2

This is about 8 feet above sea level. In case of a tsunami, please evacuate to higher ground immediately.

Low-lying lands will flood. This means that people will be left homeless and their crops will be destroyed by the salt water.