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黄海 (こうかい, koukai) Japanese meaning: Yellow Sea | Kotomora

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Meanings

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Yellow Sea

Refers to the body of water between China and the Korean Peninsula.

黄こう海かいは中ちゅう国ごくと朝ちょう鮮せん半はん島とうの間あいだにある。
The Yellow Sea lies between China and the Korean Peninsula.

Kanji

黄yellow
海sea, ocean

Etymology

From Chinese 黃海／黄海 (Huáng Hǎi), literally 'yellow sea', referring to the color of the silt-laden water from the Yellow River.