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海路 (かいろ, kairo) Japanese meaning: sea route | Kotomora

海かい路ろ

also: うみじ · うなじ

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

sea route; by sea

Refers to a route taken over the sea, or traveling by ship. Can be used as a noun or adverbially.

彼かれらは海かい路ろでヨーロッパへ向むかった。

They headed to Europe by sea.

海かい路ろの安あん全ぜんを確かく保ほする。

Ensure the safety of the sea route.

Usage patterns

海かい路ろで〈場ば所しょ〉へ行いくto go to a place by sea route
彼かれらは海かい路ろで九きゅう州しゅうへ行いった。
They went to Kyushu by sea.
海かい路ろをとるto take a sea route
台たい風ふうを避さけるため、船ふねは別べつの海かい路ろをとった。
To avoid the typhoon, the ship took a different sea route.

Expressions

待まてば海かい路ろの日和ひよりありgood things come to those who wait

Kanji

海sea, ocean
路path, route, road

Related words

航こう路ろN1
海路 refers only to a sea route, while 航路 can mean either a sea route or an air route.

Opposites

陸りく路ろ
海路 means traveling by sea, while 陸路 means traveling by land, the two forming a direct contrast in mode of travel.
空くう路ろ
海路 refers to travel by ship over the sea, whereas 空路 refers to travel by air, making them opposite means of transport.

Don't confuse with

回かい路ろN1
海路 (かいろ) is pronounced identically to 回路 but means 'sea route,' a completely unrelated nautical term.

Written forms

海路Usage100%
- かいろ
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common reading is かいろ.
- うみじ
  Rare reading; learners should prioritize かいろ.
- うなじ
  Very rare reading; not recommended for active use.

Etymology

Compound of 海 (sea) and 路 (route). The reading かいろ is the standard on'yomi combination; うみじ and うなじ are rare kun'yomi variants.

うなじ

うみじ