北海

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Proper noun

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

  • (Bohai Sea): 渤海 (Bó Hǎi)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Beihai, Pakhoi

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほく > ほっ
Grade: 2
かい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) っかい [hòkkáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ho̞k̚ka̠i]

Noun

(ほっ)(かい) • (hokkai) ほくかい (fokukai)?

  1. northern sea
    Antonym: 南海 (nankai)

Proper noun

(ほっ)(かい) • (Hokkai) ほくかい (fokukai)?

  1. North Sea

See also

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

北海 • (bukhae) (hangeul 북해)

  1. Hanja form? of 북해.
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