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Kanji for Open sea
The kanji for “open sea” is 沖, read chuu and written in 7 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
沖
open sea
The open sea far from the shore; a wide horizon.
7 strokes On reading チュウ (chuu) Kun reading おき、おきつ、ちゅうする (oki, okitsu, chuusuru) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: open sea, offing, rise high into sky
Readings used for names on Nazuke: oki, chuu
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