"南海" meaning in Japanese

See 南海 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [nã̠ŋka̠i] Forms: 南海 [canonical] (ruby: (なん), (かい)), nankai [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|なんかい}} 南(なん)海(かい) • (nankai)
  1. a southern sea
    Sense id: en-南海-ja-noun-eIHnJVI1
  2. (specifically) South China Sea Tags: specifically Synonyms: 南シナ海
    Sense id: en-南海-ja-noun-pySuxDG3 Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 6 54 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 11 73 16
  3. Short for 南海道(なんかいどう) (nankaidō) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 南海道(なんかいどう) (extra: nankaidō)
    Sense id: en-南海-ja-noun-OXGxWcjB Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 4 28 68 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 6 41 53 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 6 41 53
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    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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      ],
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        ]
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    },
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        }
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Download raw JSONL data for 南海 meaning in Japanese (1.3kB)

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