"滄海" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [so̞ːka̠i] Forms: 滄海 [canonical] (ruby: (そう), (かい)), sōkai [romanization], saukai [romanization], さうかい [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|そうかい|hhira=さうかい}} 滄(そう)海(かい) • (sōkai) ^(←さうかい (saukai)?)
  1. blue waters; vast ocean Derived forms: 滄海桑田 (sōkaisōden) (ruby: 滄海桑田(そうかいそうでん)), 滄海変じて桑田となる (sōkai henjite sōden to naru) (ruby: (そう), (かい), (へん), (そう), (でん)), 桑田滄海 (sōdensōkai) (ruby: (そう), (でん), (そう), (かい)), 桑田変じて滄海となる (sōden henjite sōkai to naru) (ruby: (そう), (でん), (へん), (そう), (かい))

Alternative forms

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      "form": "滄海",
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        [
          "滄",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "海",
          "かい"
        ]
      ],
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    },
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      "form": "sōkai",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saukai",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "さうかい",
      "roman": "saukai",
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          "roman": "sōkai henjite sōden to naru",
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            [
              "海",
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            [
              "桑",
              "そう"
            ],
            [
              "田",
              "でん"
            ]
          ],
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        },
        {
          "roman": "sōdensōkai",
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              "桑",
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            [
              "田",
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            [
              "滄",
              "そう"
            ],
            [
              "海",
              "かい"
            ]
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            [
              "滄",
              "そう"
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              "海",
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    },
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      "ruby": [
        [
          "滄",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "海",
          "かい"
        ],
        [
          "変",
          "へん"
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        [
          "桑",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "田",
          "でん"
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        [
          "桑",
          "そう"
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        [
          "田",
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        ],
        [
          "海",
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      "roman": "sōden henjite sōkai to naru",
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        [
          "桑",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "田",
          "でん"
        ],
        [
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          "へん"
        ],
        [
          "滄",
          "そう"
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        [
          "海",
          "かい"
        ]
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    }
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      "ipa": "[so̞ːka̠i]"
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for 滄海 meaning in Japanese (1.8kB)

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