おき
Meanings
Noun
1. open sea
2. Okinawa
Kanji used
open sea
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (18 in total)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
Naval Battle off Malaya (December 10, 1941)
longshoreman; stevedore
offshore earthquake
small fish sliced open and pickled in a mixture of vinegar, sake, and salt; seafood pickled in soy (esp. squid)
Battle of the Philippine Sea (June 19-20, 1944)
Battle of Leyte Gulf (October 23-25, 1944)
offing wave; deep water wave
offing wave; deep water wave
euphemisms used by superstitious sailors (e.g. calling sardines "sundries", whales "Ebisu", etc.)
coming to Okinawa; visiting Okinawa
euphemisms used by superstitious sailors (e.g. calling sardines "sundries", whales "Ebisu", etc.)
krill; euphasiid (any species in the family Euphausiacea)
krill; euphasiid (any species in the family Euphausiacea)
warty frog shell (Bursa bufonia dunkeri)
warty frog shell (Bursa bufonia dunkeri)
Examples (6 in total)
When we awoke, we were adrift on the open sea.
A warm current runs off the coast of Shikoku.
The whale has been found off the coast of Wakayama.