おき (oki)

open sea

  • JLPT N3
  • noun
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Meaning

(おき, oki) is a JLPT N3 noun meaning “open sea”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

おき小島こじまえます。

We can see a small island off the shore.

茨城沖で貨物船同士が衝突、二人死亡四人行方不明。

[Newspaper headline] Two cargo ships collide off (the coast of) Ibaraki; two killed, four missing.

日本全国が担当地域なので、北海道(へ)も行けば沖縄(へ)も行く。

Because my area of responsibility covers all of Japan, I may go to Hokkaido or Okinawa (or wherever else in Japan).

日本は島国しまぐにで、本州と北海道と四国しこくと九州と沖縄とからなっている。

Japan is an island country consisting of Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, Kyushu and Okinawa.