Etymology Explorer › Japanese

Where does “海” come from?

海 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese うな.

海 (Japanese): a sea, an ocean; a lake; an object covering over...

Definitions

  1. a sea, an ocean; a lake; an object covering over...

Ancestry of “海”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseうな—

Words derived from “海”

  • 海驢
  • 北極海
  • 海馬
  • 平田海亀
  • 海亀
  • 海兵
  • 湖
  • 海里
Every word from Old Japanese うな →