Word Meaning 近海

きんかい kinkai

近海 is read as きんかい (kinkai) and means coastal waters.

Meaning

English

coastal waters
adjacent seas

Reading

Kana

きんかい

Romaji

kinkai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Antonyms 遠洋,遠海 Rank 14344 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

近海物

きんかいもの

inshore catch

近海漁業

きんかいぎょぎょう

inshore fishing industry

近づく

ちかづく

to approach

近代

きんだい

early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

近世

きんせい

early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)

近い

ちかい

closely related

近道

ちかみち

shorter way

近々

きんきん

close (by)

近年

きんねん

recent years

近日

きんじつ

soon

近く

ちかく

nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year")

近づき

ちかづき

acquaintance