Chinese

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north ocean; sea
trad. (北海)
simp. #(北海)
anagram 海北
 
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Proper noun

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北海

  1. (literary, figurative) the most remote area in the north
  2. North Sea
  3. Beihai, Beijing
    北海公園北海公园  ―  Běihǎi Gōngyuán  ―  Beihai Park
  4. () Beihai (a prefecture-level city in Guangxi, China)
  5. (historical) Kingdom of Beihai (west of present-day Changle County, Shandong)
  6. Butterworth (a town in Penang, Malaysia)
  7. Bohai Sea

Synonyms

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  • (Bohai Sea): 渤海 (Bó Hǎi)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: Beihai, Pakhoi

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ほく > ほっ
Grade: 2
かい
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
北海 (kyūjitai)
 北海 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ほっ)(かい) (hokkaiほくかい (fokukai)?

  1. northern sea
    Antonym: 南海 (nankai)

Proper noun

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(ほっ)(かい) (Hokkaiほくかい (fokukai)?

  1. North Sea

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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北海 (bukhae) (hangeul 북해)

  1. Hanja form? of 북해.