海中

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
海	中
かい Grade: 2	ちゅう Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かいちゅう [kàíchúú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ka̠it͡ɕɨː]

Noun

海(かい)中(ちゅう) • (kaichū) ^{←かいちゆう (kaityuu)^?}

in the sea
Antonym: 海上 (kaijō)

Derived terms

海(かい)中(ちゅう)公(こう)園(えん) (kaichū kōen)
海(かい)中(ちゅう)林(りん) (kaichūrin)

Related terms

水(すい)中(ちゅう) (suichū)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
海	中
わた Grade: 2	なか Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
海	中
わだ Grade: 2	なか Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) わたなか [wàtánáká] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [β̞a̠ta̠na̠ka̠]

(Tokyo) わだなか [wàdánáká] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [β̞a̠da̠na̠ka̠]

Noun

海(わた)中(なか) or 海(わだ)中(なか) • (watanaka or wadanaka)

(poetic) in the sea

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
海	中

Noun

海中 • (haejung) (hangeul 해중)

hanja form^? of 해중 (“middle of the sea”)