"外海" meaning in Japanese

See 外海 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: 外海 [canonical] (ruby: 外(がい), 海(かい)), gaikai [romanization], 外海 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|がいかい}} 外(がい)海(かい) • (gaikai)
  1. the open sea, ocean
    Sense id: en-外海-ja-noun-isx8SXmL Categories (other): Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 45 55 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: 外海 [canonical] (ruby: 外(そと), 海(うみ)), sotoumi [romanization], 外海 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|そと.うみ}} 外(そと)海(うみ) • (sotoumi)
  1. Same as above. Synonyms: above [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-外海-ja-noun-23pAJ0y- Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 26 74 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 40 60 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 45 55 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 49 51 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 40 60 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "外",
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          "海",
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    }
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      ],
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        "the open sea, ocean"
      ],
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        ],
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          "ocean"
        ]
      ]
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    "Japanese terms spelled with 外 read as がい",
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    "Japanese terms spelled with 海 read as うみ",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 海 read as かい",
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